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In the conversion symptom of _____, numbness begins at the wrist and extends evenly to the fingertips.

A) glove anesthesia
B) paraplegia
C) somatization pattern
D) Briquet's syndrome

Glove Anesthesia

A psychological condition where a person experiences numbness in their hand or arm, typically without a physical cause, illustrating the influence of the mind on physical sensations.

Conversion Symptom

A physical manifestation of a psychological conflict, causing symptoms affecting voluntary motor or sensory functioning, such as paralysis or blindness, without a medical cause.

Numbness

A sensation of loss or reduction in the ability to feel touch or sensation, typically affecting a part of the body.

  • Explain the processes by which psychological states can have physical manifestations.
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