The DSM-5 introduced a new diagnostic category that includes a subgroup of people with hypochondriasis who complain of relatively minor or mild symptoms that they take to be signs of a serious undiagnosed illness

This diagnostic category is known as which of the following?

a. Hypochondriacal disorder
b. Conversion disorder
c. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. Illness anxiety disorder (IAD)


D

Psychology

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