See Also: Conversion hysteria(medicine)
conversion hysteria neurosis(medicine)
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Hysteria(medicine)
epidemic hysteria(medicine)

Conversion hysteria (medicine)


conversion hysteria
Hysteria characterised by the substitution, through psychic transformation, of physical signs or symptoms for anxiety; generally restricted to such major symptoms as blindness, deafness, and paralysis, or lesser ones such as blurred vision and numbness.

Synonym: conversion hysteria neurosis, conversion neurosis, conversion reaction.