A person afflicted with __________ becomes so preoccupied with minor symptoms that he or she develops an exaggerated belief that the symptoms are indicative of major, life-threatening disease

a. somatization disorder
b. hypochondriasis
c. Rhett's syndrome
d. conversion disorder

Answer: B

Psychology

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