histrionic personality disorder
type: Concept
narrower: hysteria

gender identities and roles
type: Concept
narrower: hysteria

gender and religion
type: Concept
narrower: hysteria

gender and health
type: Concept
narrower: hysteria

medicine and psychology
type: Concept
narrower: hysteria

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: hysteria

hysteria
definition: Hysteria refers to illnesses in which psychological distress manifests itself in bodily symptoms, a process often termed somaticization. Historically, hysteria was commonly used as a medical diagnosis for patients presenting with a broad range of physical maladies including convulsions, irregular speech or mutism, loss of hearing, sexual dysfunction, and gastrointestinal or genitourinary complaints. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide; Hysteria]
broader: medicine and psychology
broader: histrionic personality disorder
broader: gender identities and roles
broader: gender and religion
broader: gender and health
type: Concept