Karen Is Unfocused, Her Speech Is Pressured, and She Appears

Karen is unfocused, her speech is pressured, and she appears to be in a state of euphoria. For the last week she has gotten no more than 2 hours of sleep a night. Yesterday, she took a second mortgage on her house, flew to Hawaii, and bought some property and a surf shop. Considering these behaviours and symptoms, a psychologist might diagnose Karen's problem as

A) mania
B) dysthymia
C) hypochondriasis
D) somatic symptom disorder

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