A Woman Has Experienced a Wide Range of Vague but Disturbing

question 141

Multiple Choice

A woman has experienced a wide range of vague but disturbing physical symptoms over a period of several years. Doctors cannot find a cause for the problems; medically, the woman appears normal. Based on this information, the BEST diagnosis would be:

• A) somatic symptom disorder (somatization pattern).
• B) somatic symptom disorder (predominant pain pattern).
• C) conversion disorder (somatization pattern).
• D) conversion disorder (predominant pain pattern).

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