Marty has intense anxiety about his health. He focuses on slight changes in his heartbeat and greatly exaggerates minor aches and pains. He frequently "doctor shops" because he resents
Doctors telling him that nothing is physically wrong with him. He is suffering from _______.
A) somatization disorder
B) conversion disorder
C) somatic symptom disorder
D) Munchausen syndrome

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Marty's symptoms are indicative of somatic symptom disorder (formerly known as somatoform disorder), which involves extreme anxiety about physical symptoms that interfere with daily life. Somatic symptom disorder is different from somatization disorder, which involves multiple physical complaints without a clear medical explanation, and conversion disorder, which involves neurological symptoms that have no medical explanation but are believed to stem from psychological issues. Munchausen syndrome involves fabricating or inducing physical symptoms for attention or sympathy.

Marty Has Intense Anxiety About His Health