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Personality characteristics were assessed with the Rorschach test coded according to Exner\u2019s comprehensive system and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-II).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-one patients with FMDs (27 women; age 40.2\u00b115.5 years; education 11.7\u00b13.2 years; disease duration 2.3\u00b12.5 years) and 24 patients affected by OND (18 women; age 35.8\u00b116.3 years; education 11.9\u00b12.9 years; disease duration 3.4\u00b12.8 years) were enrolled. At the Rorschach, FMDs presented a significantly higher frequency of Popular (P) and sum of all Human content codes (SumH&gt;5) responses and avoidant coping than OND.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>FMDs presented \u201cconformity behaviors\u201d, excessive interest in others than usual a maladaptive avoidant style of coping and a difficulty in verbalizing emotional distress. 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