Conversion hysteria and Folie

Conversion hysteria

Conversion hysteria noun - A mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause).

Folie and conversion hysteria are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Folie" instead a noun phrase "Conversion hysteria".

Folie

Folie noun - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.
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Conversion hysteria and folie are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Conversion hysteria" with "Folie", this terms are similar.
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