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HYSTERIE CONVERSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conversion of affect
1, record 1, English, conversion%20of%20affect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of conversion hysteria in which a repressed impulse of conflict transforms into a physical manifestation. 1, record 1, English, - conversion%20of%20affect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conversion d’affect
1, record 1, French, conversion%20d%26rsquo%3Baffect
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freud indique différentes possibilités de transformation de l'affect :[...] 1-Celui de la conversion des affects(hystérie de conversion) [...] 1, record 1, French, - conversion%20d%26rsquo%3Baffect
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-08-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conversion hysteria
1, record 2, English, conversion%20hysteria
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Episodic mental states, in which a limited but homogeneous group of functions occupies the field of consciousness. 1, record 2, English, - conversion%20hysteria
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Troubles mentaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hystérie de conversion
1, record 2, French, hyst%C3%A9rie%20de%20conversion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concept traduisant le phénomène de transformation d’un conflit psychique qui se symboliserait dans des symptômes corporels divers. 2, record 2, French, - hyst%C3%A9rie%20de%20conversion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología clínica
- Trastornos mentales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- histeria de conversión
1, record 2, Spanish, histeria%20de%20conversi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-08-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chromodacryorrhea
1, record 3, English, chromodacryorrhea
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the shedding of bloody tears. 1, record 3, English, - chromodacryorrhea
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- syndrome des larmes de sang
1, record 3, French, syndrome%20des%20larmes%20de%20sang
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le syndrome des larmes de sang est rare en France. Le sang qui colore les larmes en rouge vient des conjonctives palpébrales; la part de la stimulation ou de l'hystérie de conversion dans ce syndrome paraît très forte. 1, record 3, French, - syndrome%20des%20larmes%20de%20sang
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalence proposée sous toutes réserves. Le terme "chromodacryorrhée" n’a pu être relevé au cours de la recherche. 2, record 3, French, - syndrome%20des%20larmes%20de%20sang
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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