Which somatic symptom disorder involves the translation of unacceptable drives or troubling conflicts into bodily motor or sensory symptoms?
A) Somatization disorder
B) Illness anxiety disorder
C) Conversion disorder
D) Psychalgia

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Conversion disorder involves the translation of unacceptable drives or troubling conflicts into bodily motor or sensory symptoms, without any medical explanation for the symptoms. Somatization disorder involves multiple and recurring bodily symptoms, while illness anxiety disorder involves excessive worry and anxiety about having a serious illness. Psychalgia is not a recognized diagnostic category.

Which Somatic Symptom Disorder Involves the Translation of Unacceptable Drives