Question

Adela regularly interprets ordinary physical symptoms like stomach cramps and headaches as serious medical problems. Her doctor is unable to convince her that her problems are not serious. Adela suffers from

a. illness anxiety disorder.
b. conversion disorder.
c. fugue state.
d. dissociative identity disorder.
e. anorexia nervosa.

Answer 1

Answer: a. Illness anxiety disorder

Explanation: illness anxiety disorder is characterized as a somatic symptom disorder. In the disorder above specifically the person believes that something like a stomachache is something more than it actually is. They are not convinced by any reassurance by a physician because they truly believe something is seriously wrong.