AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Saisha suffers from a disorder in which she reports loss of some basic body functions with no physical cause. Which disorder is this?
A
Somatic symptom disorder
B
Conversion disorder
C
Illness anxiety disorder
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recent significant stress or emotional or physical trauma. Having a mental health condition, such as a mood or anxiety disorder, dissociative disorder or certain personality disorders. Having a family member with a neurological condition or symptoms. Having a history of physical or sexual abuse or neglect in childhood.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is conversion disorder? 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-3: -Conversion disorder is a mental condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Conversion disorder is a condition in which you have physical symptoms of a health problem but no injury or illness to explain them. For example, imagine taking a hard fall off your bike and then not being able to move your arm. But your arm isn’t injured. Neither is any other part of your body.

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