After returning from a deployment, a combat veteran reported blindness and deafness was occurring intermittently. Physicians could not find any evidence of a physical problem or cause, and sent the veteran to a psychologist as they suspected a ________ disorder.
A) personality
B) schizophrenic
C) conversion
D) compulsive

Question

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The symptoms of intermittent blindness and deafness with no physical cause are typical of conversion disorder, where psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms. A personality disorder may cause ongoing behavioral patterns, but not intermittent physical symptoms. Schizophrenia and compulsive disorder are also not typically associated with intermittent blindness and deafness.

After Returning from a Deployment, a Combat Veteran Reported Blindness