conversion reaction

conversion reaction
see under disorder.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • 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

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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 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

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