Guadalupe suffers from stress-induced migraines. Whenever she has a particularly bad day at work, she can count on having terrible pain that evening, accompanied by nausea, light-sensitivity, and visual disturbances
Because her symptoms are easily associated with specific psychological stressors, Guadalupe's migraines are an example of a(n) __________ disorder.
a. somatoform
b. hypochondriacal
c. conversion
d. psychophysiological
Answer: D
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