An individual reporting loss of part or some bodily functions is a sy…

An individual reporting loss of part or some bodily functions is a symptom of:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Conversion Disorder

Option (1) Dissociative disorder — Incorrect. Dissociation is a severance of the connections between ideas and emotions; sudden temporary alterations of consciousness that blot out painful experiences, as in dissociative amnesia, are its mark. The functions lost are memory and identity, not parts of the body.

Option (2) Panic Disorder — Incorrect. It consists of recurrent anxiety attacks of intense terror, with breathlessness, palpitations and a fear of dying. The body reacts with fear; no function is lost.

Option (3) Mood Disorder — Incorrect. Depressive and bipolar mood disorders are disturbances of mood: a period of depressed mood or loss of interest, or mania and depression that alternate. No body function is lost in them.

Option (4) Conversion Disorder — Correct. The symptoms of conversion disorders are the reported loss of part or all of some basic body functions, such as paralysis, blindness, deafness and difficulty in walking, with no biological cause. They often occur after a stressful experience and may be quite sudden.

Note 1: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 15-06-2023 (Slot 3).

Note 2: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2022 on 05-08-2022 (Slot 2).

NCERT (2025-26): “Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders … The symptoms of conversion disorders are the reported loss of part or all of some basic body functions. Paralysis, blindness, deafness and difficulty in walking are generally among the symptoms reported. These symptoms often occur after a stressful experience and may be quite sudden.…”

“Dissociative Disorders … Dissociation can be viewed as severance of the connections between ideas and emotions. Dissociation involves feelings of unreality, estrangement, depersonalisation, and sometimes a loss or shift of identity. Sudden temporary alterations of consciousness that blot out painful experiences are a defining characteristic of dissociative disorders.…”