Alan fell off a ladder at work and claims he is in intense back pain, even though medical tests find nothing wrong. He does not like to talk about it and keeps quiet other than his report to his attorney

Caleb fell off a ladder at work and claims he hurt his back too even though medical tests find nothing wrong. He talks about it all of the time in great detail. Which diagnosis would seem to fit each man?
a. malingering in Alan and conversion disorder in Caleb
b. malingering in Alan, factitious disorder in Caleb
c. factitious disorder in Alan, malingering in Caleb
d. conversion disorder in Alan, malingering in Caleb

a. malingering in Alan and conversion disorder in Caleb

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