In the Past Six Months Shelly Has Visited Her Physician

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the past six months Shelly has visited her physician ten times to complain of numerous vague physical symptoms, like everyday headaches and fatigue, and she is convinced that these are signs of a serious disorder like cancer. The physician has run a number of tests and has not found any evidence of a serious illness. If Shelly's health worries are the result of a mental disorder, which of the following is most likely?

• A) Dissociative disorder
• B) Generalized anxiety disorder
• C) Illness anxiety disorder
• D) Schizophrenia

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