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

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



a. Conversion (functional neurological) disorder
b. Illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)
c. Somatic symptom disorder
d. Factitious disorder


Answer: B


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