Supply three other historical or contemporary terms used to refer to conversion disorder. Where relevant, note how the terms are used. Define two of these three terms: (1) glove anesthesia, (2) la belle indifference, and (3) conversion reaction.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Historically, conversion disorder was referred to as hysteria. Currently, conversion disorder is also known as functional neurological symptom disorder. This term is used in neurology and also appears in the DSM-5. The medical literature also uses the categories psychogenic disorders and functional disorders to refer to conversion disorder.
Glove anesthesia—a specific type of conversion disorder in which the patients claim no feeling in the hand, but the symptom does not follow known physiology.
La belle indifference—patients with conversion disorder are sometimes unconcerned with the effects of the symptoms they report.
Conversion reaction—Freud’s notion that psychic energy is converted into physical symptoms. A conversion reaction is essentially a defense mechanism against unacceptable impulses.
Learning Objective: 9.6 Describe the characteristics of conversion disorder.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Conversion Disorder
Difficulty Level: Medium
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