What is another word for hysterical neurosis?
Pronunciation: [hɪstˈɛɹɪkə͡l njuːɹˈə͡ʊsɪs] (IPA) 
Hysterical neurosis is a psychiatric disorder that causes a range of emotional and physical symptoms such as anxiety, panic, and depression. It is also known as conversion reaction, which refers to the central psychological mechanism by which emotional conflicts are turned into physical symptoms. Some synonyms for hysterical neurosis include conversion disorder, functional neurological symptom disorder, and dissociative disorder. These terms describe the way in which the patient develops physical symptoms without any physical cause or basis, suggesting an underlying emotional or psychological disturbance. Other words that could be used to describe this condition include stress-related disorder, somatoform disorder, and medically unexplained symptom disorder.
