Before the doctor sees Mina, the nurse asks Mina a series of questions regarding her bodily complaints.Mina tells the nurse that in the past week she has had vomiting, constipation, shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing, numbness in her feet at night, a painful tingling in her feet during the day, and headaches that keep her in bed most of the day.The nurse suspects that Mina may have a(n)__________ disorder.

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A somatic symptom disorder involves experiencing physical symptoms that are not fully explainable by medical conditions or substances, and can cause significant distress and disruption in daily life. Mina's presentation of multiple physical complaints without a clear medical explanation points towards a somatic symptom disorder. Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in consciousness and identity, obsessive-compulsive disorders involve unwanted obsessive thoughts and behaviors, and conversion disorders involve neurological symptoms that cannot be explained by medical conditions.

Before the Doctor Sees Mina, the Nurse Asks Mina a Series