Imagine for a moment that you encounter a client with a high level of anxiety about having a disease and many associated somatic symptoms. What would be the most likely diagnosis to consider?
A)Factitious disorder
B)Somatic symptom disorder
C)Illness anxiety disorder
D)factitious disorder

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The client's high level of anxiety about having a disease and somatic symptoms point towards a possible diagnosis of illness anxiety disorder, which involves excessive worry and fear about having a serious illness despite no or mild physical symptoms. Factitious disorder and somatic symptom disorder may have similar symptoms, but they involve intentional deception or excessive focus on physical symptoms, respectively. Therefore, illness anxiety disorder is the most likely diagnosis in this scenario.

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