Definition and Diagnosis
What is the official DSM-5-TR name for Conversion Disorder?
Functional Neurological Symtom Disorder
What ancient concept blamed “wandering wombs” for women’s symptoms?
Hysteria
Conversion Disorder symptoms are caused by what kind of brain dysfunction — structural or functional?
Functional
What is one common psychological treatment for Conversion Disorder?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
True or False: Conversion Disorder only affects women.
False
True or false? People with Conversion Disorder are faking their symptoms.
False.
Which psychoanalyst proposed that emotional conflict is converted into physical symptoms?
Sigmund Frued
Which brain areas show altered activation in people with Conversion Disorder?
Motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, amygdala.
Besides therapy, what type of physical treatment might help with symptoms?
Physical or occupational therapy.
True or False: Conversion Disorder is rare.
False, its more common than you'd think!
Conversion Disorder involves altered _______ or ________ function.
Voluntary motor
or
Sensory
Who worked with Fred on early studies of hysteria?
Josef Breuer
Stress or trauma can trigger symptoms by affecting what part of the nervous system?
Automatic Nervous System
What’s one challenge patients often face when seeking treatment?
Stigma or disbelief from doctors.
True or false: Conversion Disorder is the same as malingering.
False
6 months or longer
Freud’s patient Anna O. described her symptoms as a form of ________.
Talking cure.
True or False: Conversion Disorder symptoms are consciously produced.
True
What is a typical prognosis for Conversion Disorder?
Variable — some recover fully, others have recurring symptoms.
What does “functional” mean in this context?
The brain is structurally normal but functions abnormally.
Name one sign/symptom of Conversion Disorder according to the DSM-5-TR
weakness/paralysis, abnormal movement, seizures, dysphonia, etc.
What term replaced “conversion disorder” in the DSM-5-TR?
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
What psychological process was Freud describing when he used the term “conversion”?
Transforming emotional conflict into physical symptoms.
What key factor predicts better recovery?
Early diagnosis and Support
Name one difference between Conversion Disorder and Factitious Disorder.
Factitious = intentional symptoms; Conversion = unconscious.