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单词 conversion disorder
释义

conversion disorder

noun

: a psychoneurosis in which bodily symptoms (such as paralysis of the limbs) appear without physical basis

called also conversion hysteria, conversion reaction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Rare conditions can also result from stress and trauma, including functional neurological disorder, or conversion disorder, which affects someone’s ability to see, walk or hear — without any medical explanation. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Generations of scientists have tried to understand these bizarre conditions, which have historically been given diverse names, such as hysteria, conversion disorder or psychosomatic illness. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2020 Perhaps coincidentally, as Freud's influence in psychiatry faded over the decades, so did cases of conversion disorder—to the point where some viewed it as a bygone ailment of the Victorian era. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2020 Coutlress has a conversion disorder that has affected her leg function. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 3 May 2018 Jihan was diagnosed with conversion disorder, a catchall description for neurological symptoms not explained by medical causes. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

conversion disorder

noun

variants also conversion hysteria or conversion reaction
: a psychiatric disorder in which bodily symptoms (as paralysis of the limbs) appear without physical basis and that is typically associated with psychological stress or conflict
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