A Cambodian refugee who escaped his country and survived "the killing fields" is functionally blind, even though there does not appear to be anything wrong with his eyes. He is experiencing ________.

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The correct answer is conversion disorder, which is a mental condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation. In this case, the refugee's functional blindness, despite no apparent physical issue with the eyes, suggests a psychological origin, characteristic of conversion disorder.

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