Conversion is a symptom in which various processes in the psyche receive the same physical realization - in the form of different motor acts. All motor acts that are conversion symptoms can be reduced to three main types: 1. Reactive movements - all those movements that a person makes when his hand is removed from his eyes. 2. Typical movements - movements and actions that meet the rules of a certain logic. Such as walking, talking, shaking hands... 3. Negative symptoms - they are the opposite of the typical ones, in terms of lack of movement and activity.
With conversion
Conversion or hysterical mood disorders can develop during neuropsychic stress or after a serious shock. This disorder can develop only if there is an already existing predisposition. In some cases, a family history of the described disorders is established. The appearance of neurosis is directly related to traumatic stress; sometimes it only relates to threats. At the same time, there are often no specific experiences with which patients could associate what is happening to them. Sometimes there are several traumatic circumstances with a “cumulative effect”. As a rule, in the development of convert