A nurse interviews a 17-year-old client and notes these assessment data: excessive grooming, checking in the mirror, and preoccupation with body imperfections. The nurse suspects:

1. Body dysmorphic disorder
2. Hypochondriasis
3. Factitious disorder
4. Somatoform disorder


ANS: 1
These symptoms are indicative of a body dysmorphic disorder.

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