A patient reports fears of having cervical cancer and says to the nurse, "I've had Pap smears by six different doctors. The results are normal, but I'm sure that's because of errors in the laboratory." Which disorder would the nurse suspect?
A) Functional neurologic (conversion) disorder
B) Illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)
C) Derealization disorder
D) Dissociative amnesia with fugue

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Patients with illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) have fears of serious medical problems such as cancer or heart disease. These fears persist, despite medical evaluations, and interfere with daily functioning. No complaints of pain are made, and no evidence of dissociation or conversion exists. Derealization disorder involves recurrent periods of feeling unreal, detached, outside of the body, numb, dreamlike, or a distorted sense of time or visual perception.

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