Question

After a huge argument with some family members, Gwen goes to bed. When she wakes up the next morning, she insists she cannot move her arms or legs. Several doctors are unable to find a physical cause for her paralysis. A psychiatrist would MOST likely classify this case as what type of disorder?

(1 point)
Responses

impulse control

impulse control

developmental

developmental

personality

personality

somatoform

Answer 1

Somatoform — this is characteristic of a conversion disorder (a somatoform disorder) where psychological stress produces neurological symptoms (e.g., paralysis) with no physical cause.