conversion reaction

Noun
  1. A mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) (synset 114410102)
    is a type of: disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
    subtypes: glove anesthesia - a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist
    same as: conversion disorder, conversion hysteria

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