Urvi has become preoccupied with an imaginary deformity on her face.She often avoids going out in public and has even looked into corrective surgery,even though the deformity does not exist.Urvi is most likely suffering from ____.

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Urvi is exhibiting symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder, which is characterized by a preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in one's appearance that causes significant distress and impairment in daily functioning. This disorder often leads to avoidance behaviors and excessive grooming or checking behaviors. It is not somatic symptom disorder, which involves distress and impairment caused by physical symptoms that have no medical explanation; nor conversion disorder, which involves neurological symptoms that have no medical explanation; nor illness anxiety disorder, which involves excessive worry and fear about having or developing a serious illness.

Urvi Has Become Preoccupied with an Imaginary Deformity on Her