Sierra Went to Her New Doctor Complaining of a Variety

Multiple Choice

Sierra went to her new doctor complaining of a variety of physical pains and symptoms. After a thorough exam and testing over multiple days, her doctor verified that nothing was wrong with Sierra physically. He noted from her chart that in high school she had reported recurring pains but that medications did little to help. He suspected Sierra was a hypochondriac-a person who repeatedly complains of physical symptoms that actually have a psychological origin-and so referred her to a clinical psychologist. The psychologist used the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) , a widely used method for diagnosing mental disorders to diagnose Sierra with hypochondriasis. Which assumption would have changed the psychologist's mind?

A) Sierra had somatoform disorder called hypochondriasis.
B) The psychiatric manual DSM-5 is the common method for diagnosing mental disorders.
C) Sierra did not have a physical condition causing her symptoms.
D) Sierra actually had a difficult-to-diagnose physical ailment.