Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

___________ disorder involves a person having persistent body related symptoms which may or may not be related to any serious medical condition.

Options:

Illness anxiety disorder

Somatic symptom disorder 

Conversion disorder

Post-Traumatic stress disorder

Correct Answer:

Somatic symptom disorder 

Explanation:

Somatic symptom disorder involves a person having persistent body-related symptoms which may or may not be related to any serious medical condition. People with this disorder tend to be overly preoccupied with their symptoms and they continually worry about their health and make frequent visits to doctors. As a result, they experience significant distress and disturbances in their daily life.