Which individual has symptoms that most likely indicate a possible functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)?

a. Joan, who says her legs have been paralyzed for six months but who shows no muscle atrophy
b. Keith, who goes from doctor to doctor complaining of pains and symptoms in many different parts of his body
c. Lilly, who constantly thinks about the size of her ears and wants plastic surgery to reconstruct them
d. Wes, who has had backaches that have gone on longer than his doctor thinks is reasonable


A

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