Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

Conversion disorders fall under which of the following categories of psychological disorders?

Options:

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Correct Answer:

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Explanation:

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders: These are conditions in which there are physical symptoms in the absence of a physical disease. In these disorders, the individual has psychological difficulties and complains of physical symptoms, for which there is no biological cause. These include conversion disorders, somatic symptom disorder, and illness anxiety disorder among others.