Which patient is most likely exhibiting a conversion disorder?
a. A toddler with frequent ear infections
b. An athlete with exercise-induced asthma
c. A night guard who suddenly goes blind
d. An older adult whose fractured foot is not healing well
C
Conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder in which symptoms of some physical illness appear without any underlying organic cause. The organic symptom reduces the patient's anxiety and usually gives a clue to the conflict.
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