How can hysteria be prevented?

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How can hysteria be prevented?

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Hysteria also known as conversion disorder is a mental disorder in which some physiological symptoms appears in a person without any cause of physical illness, which affects the sensory, motor or cognitive functioning in a person. 

Hysteria as a disorder was removed from the Diagnostic and statistical manual of Mental disorders, now is considered as a symptoms or diagnostic condition of other disorders. Mainly Conversion disorders.

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The symptoms of hysteria or conversion disorders vary from person to person and its severity. The symptoms includes;

  • Psychological symptoms can be anxiety
  • Insomnia,
  • Shortness of breath
  • Irritation
  • Seizure like events,
  • Partial paralysis
  • Physical symptoms such as cough
  • Headaches,
  • Stomachaches,
  • Abdominal pains,
  • Palpitations,
  • Nausea,
  • Sore throat.

 

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