A somatoform disorder in which a person suffers a loss of motor or sensory functioning in some part of the body; the loss has no physical cause but solves some psychological problem is a definition of:

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

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“A somatoform disorder in which a person suffers a loss of motor or sensory functioning in some part of the body; the loss has no physical cause but solves some psychological problem” is a definition of:

A	Schizophrenia
B	Conversion disorder
C	Dissociative disorder
D	Imaginative disorder

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The somatoform disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders in which patients present with a myriad of clinically significant but unexplained physical symptoms.

Detailed explanation-2: -These thoughts, feelings and behaviors can include: Constant worry about potential illness. Viewing normal physical sensations as a sign of severe physical illness. Fearing that symptoms are serious, even when there is no evidence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Somatic symptom and related disorders is the name for a group of conditions in which the physical pain and symptoms a person feels are related to psychological factors. These symptoms can’t be traced to a specific physical cause.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paralysis or weakness – Weakness is a common presenting symptom with conversion disorder.

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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS