If patients report vague, recurring physical symptoms for which they have repeatedly sought medical attention but no organic cause has been found, physicians are likely to suspect a ________ disorder.

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The description suggests that the patients may be suffering from somatization disorder, which is characterized by multiple, recurring physical symptoms that cannot be explained by a medical condition. Conversion disorder (A) involves the manifestation of physical symptoms as a result of psychological stressors. Psychosomatic disorder (C) is a general term used to describe the physical symptoms that are believed to have a psychological cause, while dysmorphic disorder (D) refers to an individual's preoccupation with an imagined physical defect or a minor anomaly in their physical appearance.

If Patients Report Vague, Recurring Physical Symptoms for Which They