Asked by Jimie Truong on Jun 15, 2024
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The term la belle indifference refers to
A) the lack of worry patients with conversion disorder display about their symptoms.
B) the lack of awareness of each other displayed by each of the alters in patients suffering from dissociative identity disorder.
C) the attitude displayed by people accused of malingering.
D) the lack of awareness of their condition displayed by patients suffering from dissociative amnesia with fugue.
E) the lack of concern doctors show patients suffering from conversion disorder.
La Belle Indifference
A term used in psychology to describe a condition where a person is inappropriately indifferent to their physical symptoms or disability.
Conversion Disorder
A disorder classified in the group of somatic symptom and related disorders in DSM-5, characterized by motor symptoms or disturbances in sensory functioning that appear to be a result of a neurological problem, but for which no physical cause can be found.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
A psychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states within the same individual, often as a result of severe trauma.
- Distinguish between true medical conditions and those without a physical basis, such as conversion disorder and factitious disorder.
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Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between true medical conditions and those without a physical basis, such as conversion disorder and factitious disorder.
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