AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Conversion disorder (also known as functional neurological system disorder) is a condition in which a person experiences physical and sensory problems, such as paralysis, numbness, blindness, deafness or seizures, with no underlying neurologic pathology.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, a woman who believes it is not acceptable to have violent feelings may suddenly feel numbness in her arms after becoming so angry that she wanted to hit someone. Instead of allowing herself to have violent thoughts about hitting someone, she experiences the physical symptom of numbness in her arms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Conversion disorder is characterized by neurologic symptoms (e.g., weakness, abnormal movements, or nonepileptic seizures) that are inconsistent with a neurologic disease, but cause distress, and/or impairment [2]. The disorder is common in clinical settings and often has a poor prognosis [3-6].