An actor has prepared extensively for his first stage production. On the morning of the opening of the play, the actor awakens with laryngitis. From which disorder is the actor most likely suffering?

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Conversion disorder, sometimes called conversion reaction, involves unexplained, usually sudden deficits in sensory or motor function (e.g., blindness, paralysis). These deficits suggest a neurologic disorder but are associated with psychological factors.
There is usually significant functional impairment. The term hysteria refers to multiple physical complaints with no organic basis; the complaints are usually described dramatically. Somatization disorder is characterized by multiple physical symptoms and includes a combination of pain and gastrointestinal, sexual, and pseudoneurologic symptoms.

An Actor Has Prepared Extensively for His First Stage Production