Mrs. Klinger has a ten-year history of fearing a heart attack, although no doctor has found anything wrong with her heart. She frequently calls emergency services and lies in bed most days worrying that she will have a coronary. Mrs. Klinger suffers from ____.
A) complex somatic symptom disorder with pain features (pain disorder)
B) functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)
C) malingering
D) illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)

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Mrs. Klinger's symptoms align with illness anxiety disorder (previously known as hypochondriasis), characterized by excessive worry about having a serious illness despite medical reassurance and without significant physical symptoms.

Mrs Klinger Has a Ten-Year History of Fearing a Heart