A client is seen in the primary care clinic complaining of headaches. The client appears extremely distressed and insists that she must have a brain tumor. Which diagnosis is most probable for this client?

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Hypochondriasis is preoccupation with the fear that one has a serious disease (disease conviction) or will get a serious disease (disease phobia). It is thought that clients with this disorder misinterpret bodily sensations or functions. Conversion disorder, sometimes called conversion reaction, involves unexplained, usually sudden deficits in sensory or motor function. Pain disorder has the primary physical symptom of pain, which generally is unrelieved by analgesics and greatly affected by psychological factors in terms of onset, severity, exacerbation, and maintenance.

A Client Is Seen in the Primary Care Clinic Complaining