Dictionary of Biological Psychology
(from Greek, hystera: the womb, which was thought by Hippocrates to cause hysteria by wandering about the body) Hysteria is a vague term used to describe disorders where patients complain of symptoms which do not appear to have adequate physical cause.
The term is increasingly recognized as unsatisfactory because it has multiple meanings, some of which are pejorative. The designation has been abandoned in DSM-IV and ICD 10 classification systems. Preferred concepts include dissociation syndrome and SOMATIZATION DISORDER,
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