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Conversion Reaction (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 symptoms of paralysis were later diagnosed as a conversion reaction, stemming from unresolved emotional trauma.
  • Her doctor suspected that her sudden loss of voice was a conversion reaction, rather than a physical ailment.
  • Conversion reaction was the diagnosis given to the young man who suddenly developed numbness in his legs after a family argument.
  • The therapist believed that the woman's paralysis was a classic example of a conversion reaction, caused by repressed memories of childhood abuse.
  • The patient's sudden blindness was later revealed to be a conversion reaction, a physical manifestation of her deep-seated anxiety and fear.

Synonyms

  • Conversion Disorder
  • Conversion Hysteria

Hypernyms

  • Disturbance
  • Mental Disorder
  • Psychological Disorder
  • Folie

Hyponyms

  • Glove Anesthesia
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