Morgan is a medical school student who is scheduled to do his first day of a surgical rotation.He doesn't especially want to do surgery,and he is relatively frightened of the prospect of being in the surgical room.The morning of his first day,he develops a sudden case of blindness which clearly makes it impossible for him to handle his responsibilities.Morgan is distressed about the loss of his eyesight and is not faking it,but there is no physical explanation for his blindness.Which of the following is the best diagnosis for Morgan's situation?

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Morgan's sudden blindness with no physical explanation is indicative of a conversion disorder, which is a condition where psychological distress is converted into physical symptoms. Somatization disorder and somatoform disorder are now considered under the umbrella term somatic symptom disorder, which involves excessive, persistent, and distressing physical symptoms with no clear physical cause. Dysmorphic sensory loss disorder is not a recognized diagnosis.

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