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Disorders Related to Anxiety and Alterations in Mood

A client newly diagnosed with a conversion disorder is manifesting paralysis of a leg. The nurse can expect this client to:

ExplanationC. The conversion type of defense tends to be a learned behavioral response that the individual will use when experiencing excessive stress. A. This is not a likely occurrence. B. Psychiatric treatment may be needed at different times throughout life but usually not on a continuous basis. D. Based on studies of this disorder, its course is somewhat predictable; it usually returns when the client is under severe stress.