Although Armand has been in several fierce battles during the war, he awakens on the morning of a planned invasion completely blind. The doctors find no brain injury or injury to his eyes, but Armand still cannot see. For most people, blindness would be a disturbing disability to develop, but Armand is strangely unconcerned about his sudden blindness. The doctors suspect that Armand has a(n)__________ disorder.
A)generalized anxiety
B)neurocognitive
C)conversion
D)dissociative

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Armand's symptoms suggest a conversion disorder, where psychological stress is converted into physical symptoms—in this case, blindness—without an underlying physical cause. His lack of concern for his sudden blindness further supports this diagnosis.

Although Armand Has Been in Several Fierce Battles During the War