Which of the following characteristics differentiates conversion disorder from malingering disorder?
A) Conversion disorder is normally permanent, while malingering disorder is transient in response to stress.
B) Conversion disorder is an unconscious process, while malingering disorder is a deliberate fabrication of symptoms.
C) Conversion disorder produces reward, while malingering disorder normally results in punishment or difficulty.
D) Conversion disorder has no pathophysiological cause, while malingering disorder has a neurological or endocrine basis.
Ans: B
In conversion disorder, anxiety-provoking impulses are converted unconsciously into functional symptoms. Malingering disorder is characterized by the voluntary production of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms. Both produce rewards, and neither has any pathophysiological cause. Neither disorder is considered permanent or untreatable condition.
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