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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 — 1. SYN: transmutation. 2. An unconscious defense mechanism by which the anxiety which stems from an unconscious conflict is converted and expressed symbolically as a physical symptom; transformation of an emotion … Medical dictionary
conversion — conversional, conversionary /keuhn verr zheuh ner ee, sheuh /, adj. /keuhn verr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of converting; state of being converted. 2. change in character, form, or function. 3. spiritual change from sinfulness to… … Universalium
conversion disorder — a psychological conflict or need that manifests itself as an organic dysfunction or physical symptom. The sufferer may display symptoms of blindness, deafness, loss of sensation, gait abnormalities, or paralysis of various parts of the body. None … The new mediacal dictionary
conversion — con•ver•sion [[t]kənˈvɜr ʒən, ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of converting; the state of being converted 2) change in character, form, or function 3) change from one religion, political belief, viewpoint, course, etc., to another 4) phs a… … From formal English to slang
conversion anaesthesia — Also known as psychogenic anaesthesia. Both terms are used to denote the inability or strongly diminished ability to perceive tactile sensations, due to * sensory conversion. An extreme variant of this symptom, described in hypnosis and… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
conversion — /kənˈvɜʒən / (say kuhn verzhuhn), / vɜʃən/ (say vershuhn) noun 1. the act of converting. 2. the state of being converted. 3. change in character, form, or function. 4. spiritual change from sinfulness to righteousness. 5. change from one religion …
sensory conversion — A term that has historically had a variety of meanings and connotations, most of which revolve around the notion of a pathological process by means of which anxiety, generated by an intrapsychic conflict, is unconsciously transformed into an… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Freudian Doctrine of Hysteria — (1892 and after) The word hysteria accompanied Freud throughout his career. For him, it always meant physical symptoms having a psychological causation, yet his conception of the mechanism changed greatly during the years. In one of his… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
