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conversion reaction

[kən′vər·zhən rē′ak·shən]
(psychology)
The form of hysterical neurosis in which the impulse causing anxiety is converted into functional symptoms of the special senses or voluntary nervous system.
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The incidence of characteristics of patients with conversion reactions.
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The Incidence and characteristics of patients with conversion reactions.
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As in our case, the most common psychiatric illnesses associated with PMDs are depression, factitious disorder, conversion reactions, and anxiety disorders (11).
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I vaguely remembered reading about conversion reactions in my basic nursing next, but had never encountered one.
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