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conversion
is a kind of:
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
Sometimes considered a
defense mechanism
,
intrapsychic
conflict
may be symbolically represented in sensory or motor
symptoms
.
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
includes:
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hysterical paralysis
immobilization paralysis
psychanopsia
See also:
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astasia
conversion anaesthesia
Conversion Disorder
conversion hysteria
conversion reaction
hysteria (stuttering glossary)
hysterical conversion
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
Somatization Disorder
Movies
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Anatomy of a Murder
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels