A patient reports fears of having cervical cancer and says to the nurse, "I've had Pap smears by six different doctors. The results were normal, but I'm sure that's because of errors in the laboratory." Which disorder would the nurse suspect?

A) Conversion (functional neurological) disorder
B) Illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)
C) Somatic symptom disorder
D) Factitious disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder

A chronic condition characterized by excessive worry about having a serious, undiagnosed medical illness despite having few or no symptoms.

Pap Smears

A screening test for cervical cancer involving the collection of cells from a woman's cervix to look for abnormalities.

Cervical Cancer

A type of cancer arising from the cervix, often due to persistent infection with certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV).