Sara notices a lump on her side. She goes to her physician because she is worried that it is cancer. The
physician sends her for a biopsy.
During the three weeks between first noticing the lump and getting her
results that it is not cancer, Sara was almost unable to function. She felt constant anxiety and thought
constantly about having cancer. After she found out that she did not have cancer, Sara felt much better.
Sara
_
A) has hypochondriasis. B) has somatization disorder.
C) has conversion disorder. D) has no mental disorder.
D
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