A Patient Reports Fears of Having Cervical Cancer and Says

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient reports fears of having cervical cancer and says to the nurse,"I've had Pap smears by six different doctors.The results are normal,but I'm sure that's because of errors in the laboratory." Which disorder would the nurse suspect?

• A)Functional neurologic (conversion)disorder
• B)Prominent health anxiety (hypochondriasis)
• C)Predominant (pain)disorder
• D)Dissociative fugue

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