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conversion reaction

/kənˈvɜːrʒən riˈækʃən/

Tradução: Termo psicológico que descreve um estado em que o estresse psicológico ou um conflito emocional se convertem inconscientemente em sintomas físicos, como paralisia, cegueira ou dormência, sem causa médica identificável.

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/kənˈvɜːrʒən riˈækʃən/C1formalmedical
  • ptTermo psicológico que descreve um estado em que o estresse psicológico ou um conflito emocional se convertem inconscientemente em sintomas físicos, como paralisia, cegueira ou dormência, sem causa médica identificável.

A psychological term describing a condition where psychological stress or emotional conflict is unconsciously converted into physical symptoms, such as paralysis, blindness, or numbness, without any underlying medical cause.

  1. Psychological disorderC1formal

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

    ptTranstorno conversivo

    • The patient was diagnosed with a conversion reaction after experiencing sudden blindness with no medical explanation.
    • Conversion reactions often resolve spontaneously once the underlying psychological stress is addressed.
    • The therapist explained that her leg paralysis was a conversion reaction related to childhood trauma.