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Which condition involves a person complaining of multiple physical symptoms over a long period of time without a supporting medical diagnosis?

psychosomatic disease

conversion disorder

body dysmorphic disorder

somatization disorder

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Somatic Symptom Disorder

Step-by-step explanation:

"Somatic symptom disorder is diagnosed when a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms, such as pain, weakness or shortness of breath, to a level that results in major distress and/or problems functioning. The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms. The physical symptoms may or may not be associated with a diagnosed medical condition, but the person is experiencing symptoms and believes they are sick (that is, not faking the illness)."

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