A nurse interviews a 17-year-old patient and notes these assessment data: excessive grooming, checking in the mirror, and preoccupation with perceived physical imperfec-tions. The nurse suspects:
a. Hypochondriasis
b. Factitious disorder
c. Somatoform disorder
d. Body dysmorphic disorder
ANS: D
These symptoms are indicative of a body dysmorphic disorder.
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