A patient you are admitting to the medical unit has fallen off a ladder and, although his scans and tests indicate there is no physical cause for his pain and paralysis, he still cannot walk. You understand that he may have a:
1. dissociative disorder.
2. hypochondriasis.
3. posttraumatic stress disorder.
4. conversion disorder.
4
The patient is experiencing dysfunction without a discernible cause. This fits the criteria for a conversion disorder. The test taker will be required to identify the type of disorder from the patient's data.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1250
OBJ: 6 TOP: Somatoform Disorders
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Psychological Integrity
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