Disorders in which a person’s symptoms take the form of physical ailments but are not fully explained by a medical condition are known as __________ disorders.

Somatoform disorders involve physical symptoms or complaints that are not fully explained by an underlying medical condition. Anxiety, phobic, and posttraumatic stress disorders are classified by patterns of fear, anxiety, or trauma-related symptoms, so the correct choice is somatoform.

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