A mental health nurse is caring for a client who is obsessed with a blemish on her face and states, "I am so ugly." She has been unable to work for the past 2 days. The client is suffering from which medical problem?
A) Somatization disorder
B) Hypochondriasis
C) Conversion disorder
D) Body dysmorphic disorder
Ans: D
Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have a pervasive subjective feeling of ugliness and are preoccupied with an imagined defect in physical appearance. The person believes or fears that he or she is unattractive or even repulsive. Somatization disorder is a free-floating anxiety disorder in which a client expresses emotional turmoil or conflict through a physical system, usually with a loss or alteration of physical functioning. Clients with hypochondriasis present with unrealistic or exaggerated physical complaints. Conversion disorder involves motor or sensory problems suggesting a neurological condition
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