A patient admitted with conversion disorder was prematurely forced to acknowledge the psychological nature of what was thought to be paralysis. The morning after, the patient called a nurse and reports, "I am blind."
This set of circumstances is evidence of the _____ disorder. a. unpredictability of the
b. defensive nature of the
c. intentional nature of the
d. manipulative tendencies of patients with conversion
B
Conversion symptoms serve the purpose of relieving the patient's anxiety, which is engendered by a conflict. When the symptom must be given up before the conflict is resolved and the patient has no alternative strategy for coping with the repressed anxiety, another symptom may replace the first.
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