The father of a colicky newborn woke up one morning to find that he could not hear.His hearing loss continued until the infant outgrew that colicky stage at around 4 months of age.This father appears to have developed:
A) a conversion disorder.
B) psychogenic fugue.
C) psychogenic amnesia.
D) somatization disorder.

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This scenario is indicative of a conversion disorder, where psychological stress or conflict is converted into physical symptoms, in this case, hearing loss, without an underlying medical cause. The timing with the infant's colicky stage suggests a psychological trigger.

The Father of a Colicky Newborn Woke Up One Morning