The client can acknowledge the possibility that she exaggerates her symptoms, but she continues to hold on to the belief that something is physically wrong, in the face of evidence to the contrary. The client's diagnosis is most likely to be

1. malingering.
2. hypochondriasis.
3. a conversion reaction.
4. body dysmorphic disorder.


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Criteria for diagnosis of hypochondrias

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