A somatoform disorder in which a person interprets insignificant symptoms as signs of serious illness in the absence of any organic evidence of such an illness is called ________.

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Hypochondriasis is the somatoform disorder in which a person interprets insignificant symptoms as signs of serious illness in the absence of any organic evidence of such an illness. Body dysmorphic disorder involves a preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in one's appearance. Somatization disorder involves multiple physical complaints over a period of several years with no identified medical cause. A conversion disorder results in the sudden onset of sensory or motor symptoms that have no physiological explanation.

A Somatoform Disorder in Which a Person Interprets Insignificant Symptoms