Anita's Parents Are from India and Continue to Follow the Traditions

question 33

Multiple Choice

Anita's parents are from India and continue to follow the traditions of that country. Her parents have matched a husband for her, and she is to be married in two weeks. One morning, however, Anita wakes up paralyzed, and has no use of her legs. A thorough medical examination can find nothing physically wrong that would account for Anita's paralysis. Anita would most likely be diagnosed with ____.

• A) illness anxiety disorder
• B) factitious disorder
• C) malingering
• D) functional neurological symptom disorder

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