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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 was a Victorian-era medical condition characterized by hallucinations, nervousness, and partial paralysis. Today, hysteria is a term used to describe excessive emotions and behaviors.

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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.

  4. Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis for women. It was described as exhibiting a wide array of symptoms , including anxiety , shortness of breath , fainting , nervousness, sexual desire , insomnia , fluid retention , heaviness in the abdomen, irritability , loss of appetite for food or sex , even sexually forward behavior , and a ...

  5. 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.

    • Cecilia Tasca, Mariangela Rapetti, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Bianca Fadda
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  6. 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.

  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.

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