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Psychology QUESTION #9890
Question 1
A conversion disorder is characterized by:
  • Functional impairment of a limb or sensory ability with no apparent physical cause✔️
  • Severe pain with no apparent cause
  • A constant fear of becoming seriously ill
  • Frequently vague complaints of physical symptoms
Correct Answer Explanation
Conversion disorder (now Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder in DSM-5) involves neurological symptoms — paralysis, blindness, numbness — that cannot be explained by any detectable neurological disease. Symptoms are genuine but psychologically induced.