- conversion hysteria
- former name for a subtype of hysterical neurosis (see hysteria); currently classified as conversion disorder.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
conversion hysteria
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conversion hysteria — noun a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) • Syn: ↑conversion disorder, ↑conversion reaction • Hypernyms: ↑mental disorder, ↑mental… … Useful english dictionary
conversion hysteria — noun see conversion disorder … New Collegiate Dictionary
conversion hysteria — A neurosis in which there is gross loss or impairment of some somatic or physical function caused by emotional conflicts, such as hysterical blindness, hysterical paralysis, hysterical tremors, hysterical limping. Used by sufferer to protect… … Black's law dictionary
conversion hysteria — A neurosis in which there is gross loss or impairment of some somatic or physical function caused by emotional conflicts, such as hysterical blindness, hysterical paralysis, hysterical tremors, hysterical limping. Used by sufferer to protect… … Black's law dictionary
Conversion disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F44 ICD 9 300.11 … Wikipedia
conversion disorder — n a psychoneurosis in which bodily symptoms (as paralysis of the limbs) appear without physical basis called also conversion hysteria, conversion reaction * * * a psychological conflict or need that manifests itself as an organic dysfunction or… … Medical dictionary
conversion — [kən vʉr′zhən, kən vʉr′shən] n. [ME conversioun < OFr conversion < L conversio < pp. of convertere: see CONVERT] 1. a converting or being converted; specif., a) a change from lack of faith to religious belief; adoption of a religion b) a … English World dictionary
conversion disorder — Psychiatry. a mental disorder in which physical symptoms, as paralysis or blindness, occur without apparent physical cause and instead appear to result from psychological conflict or need. Also called conversion hysteria. * * * ▪ psychology… … Universalium
hysteria — A somatoform (psychoneurotic or psychosomatic) disorder in which there is an alteration or loss of physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder such as paralysis of an arm or disturbance of vision, but that is instead apparently an… … Medical dictionary
conversion disorder — noun a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) • Syn: ↑conversion reaction, ↑conversion hysteria • Hypernyms: ↑mental disorder, ↑mental… … Useful english dictionary
