Which of the following is a way to distinguish between someone with conversion disorder and someone who is malingering?
A) People with conversion disorder will be very cautious about talking about their symptoms, malingerers are very willing to talk about them.
B) People with conversion disorder are very willing to talk about their symptoms, malingerers will be more cautious.
C) If their symptoms are shown to be inconsistent, people with conversion disorder become very defensive while malingerers do not.
D) People with conversion disorder are usually very defensive, malingerers will try to seem very open and trusting.

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People with conversion disorder are typically not aware that their symptoms are not due to a medical condition and are often willing to discuss them, whereas malingerers may be more cautious as they are intentionally feigning symptoms.

Which of the Following Is a Way to Distinguish Between