- (A) Anand’s symptoms suggest he has conversion disorder, a type of somatoform or somatic
symptom disorder in which no physical cause can be found for a physical complaint. The hallmark
of dissociative amnesia is difficulty remembering things that are potentially disturbing and which
cannot be explained by a physical trauma. GAD is generalized anxiety disorder, a constant, low-
level sense of nervous tension. SAD, seasonal affective disorder, is a type of mood disorder in
which people become depressed during prolonged periods of bad weather. OCD, obsessive-
compulsive disorder, is an anxiety disorder in which unwanted, persistent thoughts push people to
perform unwanted, repetitive actions to reduce anxiety.
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