The Great Majority of Cases That Were Previously Diagnosed as Hypochondriasis

question 108

Multiple Choice

The great majority of cases that were previously diagnosed as hypochondriasis would be classified as having __________in the DSM-5 system.

• A) illness anxiety disorder
• B) factitious disorder
• C) somatic symptom disorder
• D) functional neurological symptom disorder

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Definitions:

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Small-For-Date

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Illusory Visual Cliff

A psychological experimental setup designed to test infants' and young animals' perception of depth and their ability to perceive visual illusions.

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