Jaclyn is preoccupied with her eyes, feeling that they are asymmetrical. She spends hours applying makeup in an effort to make her eyes appear exactly the same size and shape. The extent of her routine requires hours, and has cost her several jobs. She has had plastic surgery, but this has not alleviated her concerns. The most likely diagnosis for Jaclyn would be:
A) Body dysmorphic disorder.
B) Conversion disorder.
C) Hypochondriasis.
D) Somatization disorder.

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Jaclyn's preoccupation with the perceived asymmetry of her eyes and her excessive, time-consuming efforts to correct it, despite plastic surgery not helping, are characteristic symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder. Conversion disorder, hypochondriasis, and somatization disorder are not consistent with her symptoms.

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