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Hysteria

Causes and symptoms of hysteria


What is hysteria?

Hysteria refers to the complex neuroses and manifested in the form of specific emotional-affective States, and somatic vegetative of clinical manifestations. The disease is characterized by the reversibility of neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as the apparent lack of pathological and morphological changes in the Central nervous system.


The causes of hysteria

Among the causes of hysteria of primary importance are the internal and external factors. At the core of the neurosis are the individual characteristics in personality development, behavioral characteristics, which depend on high emotionality and suggestibility of the patient. Neurosis refers to psychogenic pathologies resulting from the neuro-mental stress and conflicts. Great value in this case has relevance to the patient's experience of the moment. Risk factors include physical stress, some diseases, trauma, dysfunctional family environment, dissatisfaction in professional life, alcohol abuse, irrational use of tranquilizers and sleeping pills. There is evidence that people who do not have neurotic traits, as a result of strong neuro-psychological overload may develop neurasthenia, reactive state, vegetative neurosis. Hysteria develops normally in people with certain personality traits (neurotic).

The symptoms of hysteria

The main trait of patients suffering from hysteria, a desire to win the attention of others, to be a subject of envy, admiration, and amazement, which is reflected in the flashy manner of dress, stories about the extraordinary and tragic accidents. The mood of such people is quite unstable, they have high sensitivity, they are characterized by disorders of movement and coordination. May be paresis and paralysis, which are considered to be "functional". Gait in patients is uncertain and shaky, sometimes they can't walk without the help of outsiders. In some cases, there may be twitching of the head, which is when distraction becomes more noticeable when the excitement. May experience disorders of speech during a conversation, which is manifested in the form of stuttering, dumbness, hiccups, spasmodic contractions of the esophagus. The behavior of patients can be ridiculous and childish, their children's manners and antics often do not meet the age.

Tohysterical manifestations belongs hysterical paroxysm, which is accompanied by sudden attack expressive movements (patients suchat feet, lie on the floor, and ride him, tearing hair and clothes). Hysterical seizures, unlike epileptic, not accompanied by a drop in the patient, in the case of hysteria, the man slowly goes down in the eyes of others. The attack may be prolonged, if the patient surrounded by a lot of people. It helps to stop the sharp pain, cold, etc. Consciousness of the patient during the attack shrouded in darkness, and to restore in the memory of the incident before the victim is often unable.


Treatment of hysteria

For the treatment of hysteria required the help of a psychiatrist. Hysterical disorders require specialist thorough analysis of the situation, from close people, the patient needs a relaxed attitude, anxiety and worry can serve as a hindrance to recovery, as well as denial of the disease.

The most commonly used complex approach, which is accompanied by the influence of different levels of innervation – both autonomic and somatic. Of medicines are appointed by psychotropic drugs and restorative procedures. Of great importance are the autogenic training, methods of persuasion, suggestion, hypnosis. For effective treatment should be to establish the cause of the disease that caused mental exhaustion, eliminate it or try to reduce its significance. The hysteria in most cases treated on an outpatient basis, and only severe forms require treatment in a hospital.