Mrs. Klinger has a ten-year history of fearing a heart attack, although no doctor has found anything wrong with her heart. She frequently calls emergency services and lies in bed most days worrying that she will have a coronary. Mrs. Klinger suffers from ____

a. complex somatic symptom disorder with pain features (pain disorder)
b. functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)
c. factitious disorder imposed on self
d. illness anxiety disorder

D

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