Which of the following somatoform disorders is the most dramatic?
A) somatoform pain disorder
B) somatization disorder
C) hypochondriasis
D) conversion disorder

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Conversion disorder is the most dramatic somatoform disorder because it involves the loss or alteration of physical functioning, such as paralysis or blindness, without any identifiable medical explanation. Other somatoform disorders, such as somatoform pain disorder and hypochondriasis, involve physical symptoms but do not typically result in such severe and sudden loss of physical functioning. Somatization disorder involves multiple physical symptoms across multiple body systems, but again, does not typically involve the sudden loss of functioning seen in conversion disorder.

Which of the Following Somatoform Disorders Is the Most Dramatic