Question

Kathy constantly worries about her health. She complains of multiple physical symptoms, such as headaches, dizziness, and a strange tingling all over her body. Kathy might have a(n) _____ disorder.

Answer 1

Answer:

Somatoform disorder.

Explanation:

Somatoform disorders are disorders in which a patient experiences physical symptoms that has no cause and cannot be explained by general medical condition but the reaction of the person to the symptoms are not normal.

Somatic symptom disorder focus on physical symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and a strange tingling all over the body, pain or fatigue which may lead to emotional distress in such person.

A somatic symptom disorder was formerly known as a somatoform disorder.

This type of disorder was want kathy was experiencing.