A somatoform disorder in which a person becomes so preoccupied with his or her imagined ugliness that normal life is impossible is called ________ disorder.

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Body dysmorphic disorder is a somatoform disorder in which a person becomes excessively preoccupied with imagined or minor defects in their physical appearance, causing significant distress and functional impairment. Somatization disorder involves multiple physical symptoms without a medical explanation, a conversion disorder involves physical symptoms caused by psychological factors, and psychosomatic disorder involves physical symptoms caused by stress or other psychological factors.

A Somatoform Disorder in Which a Person Becomes So Preoccupied