{"product_id":"2940153767031","title":"Hysteria, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eHysteria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person.\u003cbr\u003eBut these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.”\u003cbr\u003e― Tennessee Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHysteria or Conversion disorder is a group of mental disorder characterized by physical symptoms such as paralysis or other nervous system symptoms suggesting medical disorder but where no organic finding is found or known physiological mechanism.\u003cbr\u003eHysteria or Conversion disorder is a mental condition in which a person has symptoms that cannot be explained by positive medical evaluation.\u003cbr\u003eThere is evidence of symptoms linked with psychological factors or conflicts.\u003cbr\u003eThe term conversion was used by Freud to indicate that the patient’s symptoms of anxiety has been converted to physical manifestations.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough most doctors believed that hysteria is seldom seen in the present time, it would appear that there are still many cases of hysteria or conversion disorders even now.\u003cbr\u003eThere are particularly high rates of childhood sexual abuse found in the histories of patients who have diagnosed as having conversion disorder.\u003cbr\u003eThe risk of hysteria or conversion disorder may occur if they also have:\u003cbr\u003ea. A medical illness,\u003cbr\u003eb. A dissociative disorder where there is escape from reality\u003cbr\u003ec. A personality disorder where there is inability to manage feelings and behaviors that are expected in certain social situations.\u003cbr\u003eThe symptoms of Hysteria or conversion disorder is usually dramatic, vague or exaggerated:\u003cbr\u003e1. Pseudoneurogical symptoms such as paralysis or blindness\u003cbr\u003e2. Inability to speak\u003cbr\u003e3. Numbness of hands or feet\u003cbr\u003e4. Gastrointestinal - abdominal pain\u003cbr\u003e5. Reproductive - painful menses\u003cbr\u003e6. Psychosocial – impotence, sexual indifference\u003cbr\u003e7. Pain such as back pain or headache\u003cbr\u003e8. Giddiness or dizziness\u003cbr\u003e9. Palpitations\u003cbr\u003eCommon signs of hysteria or conversion disorder are:\u003cbr\u003e1. A debilitating symptom that begins suddenly\u003cbr\u003e2. History of a psychological problem that gets better after the symptom appears\u003cbr\u003e3. Lack of concern that usually occurs with a severe symptom\u003cbr\u003eThe diagnosis of conversion disorder is made on the basis of 3 findings:\u003cbr\u003e1. The exclusion of neurological disease,\u003cbr\u003eThe neurologist must relied on the presence of positive signs of conversion disorder and carefully exclude neurological disease through examination and appropriate tests.\u003cbr\u003e2. The exclusion of feigning\u003cbr\u003eThis is more difficult than realized because it is only possible where the patient confesses, or is found out to have a false identity.\u003cbr\u003e3. The determination of a psychological mechanism\u003cbr\u003eThis is the most difficult aspect of the conversion diagnosis.\u003cbr\u003eThe doctor or psychiatrist must be able to find the source of the stress or emotional conflicts in the patient before he is able to treat them.\u003cbr\u003eTreatment methods must take into consideration the length of time and the ways symptoms present themselves and may include one or multiple of the following treatments:\u003cbr\u003e1. The most important treatment: Avoid labeling the condition as hysteria\u003cbr\u003e2. Psychotherapy\u003cbr\u003e3. Behavior modification\u003cbr\u003e4. Hypnotherapy\u003cbr\u003e5. Talk therapy and stress management training may help reduce symptoms.\u003cbr\u003e6. Physiotherapy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Hysteria\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Anxiety\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Panic Attacks\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173936709872,"sku":"2940153767031","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153767031_p0.jpg?v=1764060154","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153767031","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}