Question 11 • Health Science Concepts A1 – EDGNTY-83861 26-27
Both hypochondriasis and pain disorder involve symptoms or concerns that are not adequately explained by a medical condition, so normal medical examinations are likely common to both. Significant pain in a specific area is characteristic of pain disorder, not necessarily hypochondriasis. Preoccupation with being sick is characteristic of hypochondriasis, not pain disorder.
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