A patient admitted with conversion disorder was prematurely forced to acknowledge the psychological nature of what was thought to be paralysis.The morning after,the patient called a nurse and reports,"I am blind." This set of circumstances is evidence of the _____ disorder.
A) unpredictability of the
B) defensive nature of the
C) intentional nature of the
D) manipulative tendencies of patients with conversion

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Conversion symptoms serve the purpose of relieving the patient's anxiety,which is engendered by a conflict.When the symptom must be given up before the conflict is resolved and the patient has no alternative strategy for coping with the repressed anxiety,another symptom may replace the first.

A Patient Admitted with Conversion Disorder Was Prematurely Forced to Acknowledge