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conversion hysteria

/kənˈvɜːrʒən hɪˈstɪriə/

Traduction: État psychologique dans lequel un stress ou un conflit psychique est inconsciemment converti en symptômes physiques, tels que paralysie, cécité ou convulsions, sans cause organique identifiable.

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/kənˈvɜːrʒən hɪˈstɪriə/C1formalmedical
  • frÉtat psychologique dans lequel un stress ou un conflit psychique est inconsciemment converti en symptômes physiques, tels que paralysie, cécité ou convulsions, sans cause organique identifiable.

A psychological condition in which psychological distress or conflict is unconsciously converted into physical symptoms, such as paralysis, blindness, or seizures, without any underlying organic cause.

  1. Psychological disorderC1formal

    A condition where psychological distress is converted into physical symptoms, such as paralysis or blindness, without any underlying organic cause.

    frhystérie de conversion

    • The patient was diagnosed with conversion hysteria after experiencing sudden leg paralysis.
    • Conversion hysteria often manifests as a loss of sensory or motor function.
    • Therapy helped her understand that her symptoms were linked to conversion hysteria.