Marcus Spends a Lot of Time at Doctors Dealing with His

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Multiple Choice

Marcus spends a lot of time at doctors dealing with his pain in his side. He has had several gastrointestinal tests as well as other diagnostic tests and the doctors can find nothing to explain his pain. He spends much time worrying about his mystery pain and is anxious that it is something serious. Marcus is most likely experiencing a(n) _____.

• A) illness anxiety disorder
• B) somatic symptom disorder
• C) dissociative disorder
• D) acute stress disorder

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