The primary factor that differentiates somatization disorders from conversion disorders is what?
A) Somatization disorders usually affect the cardiac system, whereas conversion disorders do not.
B) Conversion disorders are always targeted at the respiratory system.
C) Somatization disorders are conscious, whereas conversion disorders are unconscious.
D) Somatization disorders affect multiple organ systems, whereas conversion disorders usually involve only one system.
Ans: D
Somatization disorders differ from other somatoform disorders because of the multiple complaints voiced and the multiple organ systems affected. Conversion disorder is a somatoform disorder that involves motor or sensory problems suggesting a neurological condition. Anxiety-provoking impulses are converted unconsciously into functional symptoms.
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