Conversion Disorder (Noun)
Meaning
A mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's sudden paralysis was diagnosed as a conversion disorder, a manifestation of her underlying psychological distress.
- Conversion disorder is a condition in which a person experiences neurological symptoms that cannot be explained by any medical condition.
- The psychologist suspected that the patient's numbness in her legs was a result of conversion disorder, a coping mechanism for her traumatic experience.
- After a thorough medical examination, the doctor concluded that the patient's symptoms were not caused by any physical illness, but rather by a conversion disorder.
- The woman's conversion disorder caused her to experience seizures, which were later revealed to be a psychological response to the stress of her recent divorce.