In regard to diagnosing a patient's symptoms as a conversion disorder, it is
A) quite apparent when a patient is malingering (faking), but it is difficult to determine whether symptoms are due to real physical disorders or a conversion disorder.
B) quite apparent when a symptom is due to a real physical disorder, but it is impossible to determine the difference between a conversion disorder and patient malingering (faking).
C) rather easy to determine the difference between symptoms that the patient fakes, those caused by real physical disorder, and symptoms caused by conversion disorder.
D) very difficult to determine whether the symptoms are due to malingering (faking), real physical disorders, or conversion disorder.

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Diagnosing a conversion disorder can be difficult, as symptoms can be similar to those of real physical disorders or even malingering. It requires a thorough evaluation and ruling out other possible causes before landing on a diagnosis of conversion disorder.

In Regard to Diagnosing a Patient's Symptoms as a Conversion