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Ms. Bird was admitted to the psychiatric unit of a local hospital because of the following symptoms. She woke up one morning with an inability to move her legs. Other than her paralysis, Ms. Bird exhibited no other unusual symptoms, and a physical exam indicated that her paralysis did not seem to stem from any physical disorder. What is Ms. Bird most likely suffering from?

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Psychosomatic disorder

Step-by-step explanation:

A psychosomatic disorder is a disease in which there is no real physical damage to the body but the symptoms are there as if there is real damage. This is due to many factors but stress and anxiety are the main ones. you can experience nausea, kidney pain, head pain, paralysis, and many other problems without any real body problems. It all comes from the head and should be treated by a psychotherapist or psychiatrist instead of some other doctor.

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