4. 500 BC: HIPPOCRATES
I believe hysteria is
caused by a displaced
or wandering uterus
hysteria, n: a disease caused
by a restless and migratory
uterus
5. 1100: TROTULA DE
RUGGIERO
I believe hysteria is
caused by abstinence
hysteria, n: a condition
caused by a restraint on
desires.
6. 1660: NATHANIEL
HIGHMORE
I believe hysteria is
caused by “bad
blood,” and pelvic
massage is the cure”
hysteria, n: an illness caused by a
a lack of blood flow in the uterus
area, can be relieved through
hysterical paroxysm .
8. 1828: AMERICAN
DICTIONARY OF THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
hysterical, adj:
originating “[Gr. from the
womb.]” and is
something seen in a
woman who is
“disordered in the region
of the womb;” and who is
“troubled with fits or
nervous affections.”
10. 1860: SIGMUND FREUD
I believe hysteria is a
form of neurosis that
comes about when a
traumatic experience
leads to process of
unconscious
symptom-formation
hysteria, n: a psychological
condition that is a product of
upbringing, education, of one's
interaction as a child with the
world of adults or of other
children
12. 1956: NEW WORLD
DICTIONARY OF THE
AMERICAN LANGUAGE,
hysteria, n: “a mental
disorder” that is characterized
by “excessive anxiety,
sensory and motor
disturbances.”
13.
14. 1980: DSM-III
“female hysteria” is no
longer a recognized
illness
hysterical symptoms
are in fact now
considered as
manifestation of
dissociative disorders.