A client was admitted to a medical unit because the client suddenly experienced total deafness. the client undergoes numerous tests to determine the cause of the deafness. all test results are negative, and there seems to be no organic reason why this client cannot hear. on further review of the client's record, the nurse notes that the client became deaf after witnessing a murder. based on this information and the results of the diagnostic tests, which condition should the nurse suspect the client may be experiencing?

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The client may be experiencing a conversion disorder where his or her mental capacity is being affected and that he or she couldn't distinguish reality and fantasy that he or she couldn't able to respond or communicate towards other people. What trigger this for the person to experience this is from pain that could allow the person to experience this and contribute to his or her response to this situation of being deaf.
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