Six months ago, Malachi's father died suddenly.Shortly after he heard the news, Malachi felt as though everything went black, and he found himself unable to see.He has been to numerous specialists, but none of the specialists can find anything physically wrong in his visual system.His pupils react normally to light, the visual pathways appear to be working, and brain imaging shows activity in the occipital lobe when visual information is presented.Still, Malachi claims he is blind and cannot see anything.In this case, it is likely that Malachi would be classified as having:

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Conversion disorder is a type of somatic symptom disorder where a person experiences physical symptoms without any medical explanation. In this case, Malachi's sudden blindness without any detectable physical cause suggests conversion disorder.

Six Months Ago, Malachi's Father Died Suddenly