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    Hysteria is a term used to mean ungovernable emotional excess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. [1] In the nineteenth century, female hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness in women.

  2. Oct 13, 2022 · Hysteria is a term for excessive and out-of-control emotional behavior that has a psychological cause. Learn about the history of hysteria, the symptoms associated with it, and the current diagnoses and treatments for dissociative and somatic disorders.

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  3. Oct 13, 2020 · Female hysteria was a term used to explain various symptoms and behaviors in women that men found uncomfortable. Learn about its origins, causes, treatments, and critics from Ancient Greece to the 20th century.

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  5. May 31, 2012 · Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of hysteria, a term for emotional excitability and disturbances of various functions. Find out how hysteria is used in current and historical contexts, and explore its etymology and history.

  6. Oct 19, 2012 · Hysteria is undoubtedly the first mental disorder attributable to women, accurately described in the second millennium BC, and until Freud considered an exclusively female disease. Over 4000 years of history, this disease was considered from two perspectives: scientific and demonological.

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  7. Mar 15, 2023 · How has hysteria been used to explain and dismiss women's emotions and experiences throughout history? Learn about the origins, causes, and consequences of hysteria, and how trauma science can help us understand it better.

  8. Jul 31, 2019 · Learn how hysteria was a formally studied psychological disorder that affected only women, and how it was treated with sex, massage, and vibrators. Explore the ancient and modern theories of hysteria, from roaming uteri to Freudian trauma.

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