Monica Complains of Chest and Head Pains, Amnesia, Nausea, and Sexual

Multiple Choice

Monica complains of chest and head pains, amnesia, nausea, and sexual problems. She goes from doctor to doctor, but none can find a physical cause for her complaints. Stephen suddenly becomes blind one day shortly after his boss gives him several stressful deadlines. There is no physiological explanation for his blindness. Monica best illustrates ____, whereas Stephen best illustrates ____.

A) functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder) ; factitious disorder
B) complex somatic symptom disorder with somatization features (somatization disorder) ; illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)
C) illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) ; factitious disorder
D) somatic symptom disorder (somatization disorder) ; functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)