Bolton Is Under a Great Deal of Pressure at Work

Multiple Choice

Bolton is under a great deal of pressure at work to produce a grant proposal. He develops paralysis in his hands from the wrist down through the fingers that prevents him from typing and writing the proposal. Bolton doesn't rush to seek medical attention, but when his wife insists, the physician finds that his symptoms are incompatible with recognized neurological and medical conditions. The physician may most appropriately diagnose Bolton with

A) somatic symptom disorder.
B) illness anxiety disorder.
C) factitious disorder.
D) conversion disorder.