One of the dangers of a diagnosis of conversion disorder is that the patient:
A) will then seek only psychodynamic therapy.
B) may have a genuine medical problem.
C) may view all future physical symptoms as a symptom of this disorder.
D) will most likely seek a second medical opinion.

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Conversion disorder involves the presentation of neurological symptoms, such as paralysis or blindness, that cannot be explained by medical evaluation. The danger is that a genuine medical problem could be overlooked or misdiagnosed as conversion disorder, leading to inadequate treatment for the actual medical condition.

One of the Dangers of a Diagnosis of Conversion Disorder