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Hysteria health advice Hysteria is a psychological disorder that arises from intense anxiety. A loss of control over emotions is the main trait of this disorder along with sudden seizures of unconsciousness and emotional outbursts. The disease which is common to both males and females, is often the outcome of repressed conflicts that have been affecting the person. Although it afflicts both sexes it is more common in women, with those aged between 14 and 25 years of age being particularly vulnerable.
Hysteria works as a defence mechanism, blocking out emotions that are painful and disturbing, transferring the distress to the body. The illness has been largely associated with females, but there have been male sufferers as well. An important aspect of the illness is that its manifestation involves the body, but the symptoms or changes can not be associated with any tangible cause. Suffocation, fainting spells, dramatic fits, coughing, paralysis of the limbs, or the sudden loss of speech and, or hearing were in the past all recorded symptoms of hysteria. Many of these identifications were however later reclassified as anxiety neuroses by Freud. The general treatment for histrionic personality disorders that show manifestations of hysteria is psychotherapy. The focus is on providing support to the patient, with the goal of developing skills needed to establish meaningful human relationships.
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