Read the New York Times article on hysteria and the brain. Then, respond in a cohesive and well-developed paragraph in the comments about two things you learned and what your thoughts are on hysteria’s impact on our brains. Finally, comment on one other person’s post in response.
34 Comments
Bella Van
4/1/2020 07:54:46 am
I learned that hysteria is not just a old time theory, that it is a serious mental disorder that psychologist cant seem to pin point. Hysteria seems to have disappeared but in reality, there seems to still be some possible cases as some psychologist believe it is real while others believe the patients are just faking it. I also learned that it originally was thought to be from physical issues as the word hysteria means "misplaced womb". I believe that most cases of hysteria are most likely a different neurological disorder or they don't have hysteria their "symptoms" may just be caused from stressful situations. I also believe that once a person is diagnosed with hysteria they think there is a reason for their actions which can possibly emphasize the symptoms even more than before.
Reply
Cameron Tracy
4/1/2020 08:05:03 am
I agree with your reasoning with why it is not real and it is just other medical problems that have been mixed with creativity causing this big dilema.
Reply
macey lawrence
4/1/2020 08:50:30 am
I totally agree with your statement about how once a patient is diagnosed with hysteria it can emphasis their symptoms and give them a reason for their actions.
Reply
Kalana Garner
4/1/2020 09:06:02 am
I 100% agree with your statement about how most cases of hysteria are most likely a different neurological disorder. I think physiologist have yet to identify what it actually is.
Reply
Trevor Lovett
4/1/2020 12:39:21 pm
I 100% agree with everything you said.
Reply
Cameron Tracy
4/1/2020 08:03:10 am
Two things I learned from Hysteria are they changed the medical diagnosis name from hysterical neurosis to conversion disorder. The second thing I learned about hysteria is that in the 17th century it was the second most common disease after fevers. I personally think that hysteria has been conveying the minds of certain people who have great influences on others causing it stay relevant in this day and age. It also does not make sense to be a practical medical diagnosis because the way witchcraft work does not fall under basic science laws.
Reply
alisha gonzalez
4/1/2020 08:49:51 am
I hadn't thought of it like that, but influence could play a part in hysteria.
Reply
alisha gonzalez
4/1/2020 08:43:54 am
I learned that "hysteria" was Greek for uterus, and ancient doctors thought it came from a starved or misplaced womb. The American Psychiatric Association changed the diagnosis of hysterical neurosis conversion type, to conversion disorder. Doctors can't seem to figure out what is wrong with the patients, but it could be something they keep over looking. I believe conversion disorder is an attempt to resolve a painful situation. The brain could be trying to create or divert pain in another place to draw away from the real pain inside of them.
Reply
Kyra Jarvis
4/1/2020 08:53:31 am
I like that reasoning. Hysteria being a divert of pain is a very interesting theory.
Reply
morgan hill
4/1/2020 01:02:27 pm
I totally agree with you on how the brain could be trying to create or divert pain from the real pain that is inside the person.
Reply
Dianna Aguilar
4/1/2020 06:56:38 pm
I agree that it is something that doctors could be over looking.
Reply
Kyra Jarvis
4/1/2020 08:48:42 am
I've learned from this article that hysteria is a very complex and hard diagnosis to understand. It doesn't really make sense and it makes doctors and practitioners believe that it doesn't actually exist and is just something the patient is making it up. There's a lot of that, doubt and disbelief within the mental health community that really doesn't help people that have to suffer from this. Despite the fact that rarely any medical explanation is found in these cases, it does not diminish the fact that these patients experience something that they are suffering from.
Reply
Monee Judkins
4/1/2020 09:06:04 am
I do agree that doctors don't believe that hysteria exist because it is hard to diagnose.
Reply
mia brown
4/1/2020 11:11:12 am
i do agree, the community for mental health doesn't really get the help that they should be given so it makes it even harder for doctors to believe them.
Reply
Monee Judkins
4/1/2020 08:57:29 am
This article is very interesting to me, the first thing I learned is that Hysteria may or may not be a thing anymore. The only reason I think that is interesting is because according to one of the photos in the article it came from the Greeks, and for it be around for that long and all of a sudden just disappears is kind of concerning.So in short terms I personally still believe that hysteria is still around. The second thing I learned about hysteria is that people that they believe have hysteria don't really have anything wrong with them according to their extensive lab work. Which makes me wonder if hysteria is something that is in peoples heads. Meaning that the thought of something being wrong with you, and you believe it so therefore your body acts a pond your thought of something being wrong with you, which makes nothing wrong with a person medically but maybe mentally.
Reply
Reagan Gallman
4/1/2020 11:54:01 am
I agree with what you're saying. But I also think mental health and physical health go hand-in-hand. Although it may start in your brain, it could still easily effect physical health. Just like with other mental health disorders such as anxiety. Although you cannot see or touch a persons anxiety, it can physically manifest itself and do so much as to make you pass out.
Reply
macey lawrence
4/1/2020 09:00:52 am
I learned a couple of things from this article. First i learned that hysteria dates all the way back to ancient Greece and the word came from the Greek word for uterus. I also learned that scientist still aren’t able to discover exactly where and what happens to cause hysteria. I believe that hysteria is a serious mental disorder. I also believe that when diagnosed with hysteria a patients symptoms can become worse and that this disorder not only takes a physical toll on a person but a mental one as well.
Reply
adriana irizarry
4/1/2020 09:21:30 am
I agree that this is a serious mental disorder, and that symptoms will become intensively worse if not treated properly.
Reply
Kalana Garner
4/1/2020 09:04:17 am
While reading the article I learned that physiologist aren’t able to exactly figure out what hysteria is but they are able to classify it as a mental disorder. I also learned that patients with hysterical paralysis have healthy nerves and muscles. The problem is not structural but it’s functional. I believe that patients who believe they have hysteria don’t actually have it but they make themselves accept the fact that they have it due to their symptoms. I also believe that patients who have hysteria might have a different neurological disorder that physiologist have yet to discover.
Reply
Bella Van
4/1/2020 09:18:41 am
I agree! I think these patients do have a disorder but the doctors do not know what causes it or know exactly what it is
Reply
adriana irizarry
4/1/2020 09:19:56 am
While reading this article, I was surprised to learned that doctors can run many test on their patients, but will not find something medically wrong with them. It is a symptom based, physical and mental toll on a person. It was also interesting to learn that a person will hysteria paralysis can have healthy and strong nerves and muscle. Hysteria in my opinion is a mental disorder that shouldn't be tossed to the side. It is as serious as someone battling depression or anxiety.
Reply
Mackenzie May
4/1/2020 09:49:45 am
I agree that Hysteria is a legit disorder that should be dealt with. As someone in AP Psychology I have learned more than anything that the human brain functions in very odd ways, not everything is straightforward and clean-cut. Often times the brain works in unexplained manners that have no ryhm or reason.
Reply
Courtney Anglin
4/2/2020 11:50:03 am
That’s a very good point and that’s one of the reasons why it’s so hard to pin point a cause.
Shy Jack
4/1/2020 10:54:31 am
i agree, it shouldn't be tossed to the side
Reply
Mackenzie May
4/1/2020 09:47:12 am
Hysteria is a very complex mental disorder that stems from a variety of different sources. I do agree that hysteria is a legit mental disorder despite its skepticism. I don't have enough information or knowledge to give an explanation or a real opinion on the topic, but i do believe that Hysteria should be studied more in-depth in order to prove its claim as an actual disorder.
Reply
Shy Jack
4/1/2020 10:53:45 am
hysteria is a disorder that's often associated with uncontrollable emotion. it is a mental disorder than is often overlooked
Reply
mia brown
4/1/2020 11:08:54 am
while reading the article on hysteria , i found it interesting that it wasn't getting any attention and how it was basically getting ignored. also how there isn't no still converus on how disorders should be classified. hysteria shouldn't be pushed aside like it doesn't matter. i believe it needs to be studied into more.
Reply
Reagan Gallman
4/1/2020 11:50:00 am
I learned a few things while reading this article. First, the fact that hysteria comes from the word uterus. Not only that, but hippocrates thought a cure for it was to get married! I really just want to know the thought process behind that. I also find it very interesting how even though there is physical, neurological evidence as to how hysteria works, and it is not just a "choice" some people- doctors included- don't believe it. The same is very much true in all mental health cases. It is a very "taboo" subject. But in actuality it is just as medically sound and real as a broken arm.
Reply
Trevor Lovett
4/1/2020 12:37:26 pm
I just learned that hysteria is an actual mental disorder that has been going on for four thousand years. I also learned that it is one of the most elusive, controversial and enduring illnesses. I believe that hysteria was real back in the day but I don't believe it still exists today. Call me crazy but I believe all the witch stuff happened but I don't believe it happens today. I know doctors say hysteria still exists but it just sounds like multiple symptoms that crates one big problem.
Reply
morgan hill
4/1/2020 01:00:13 pm
From this article I learned that hysteria is very hard to diagnose. Also, that is more a mental/neurological disorder. Second, I learned that the word "hysteria" means uterus. Many doctors back then thought the hysteria would go away when a women got married. Women were mostly diagnosed with hysteria because they had a starved or misplaced womb. This article was very informing about the background and studies of hysteria which is very helpful with understanding the whole idea. Something that I found crazy was that some doctors didn't like patients who were diagnosed with hysteria because they thought they were faking. Then when the doctor couldn't provide for the patient the doctor would become angry and upset. I do believe that this idea of hysteria need the be studied more in depth to find the real answers to all of this.
Reply
Liam Phillips-Denson
4/1/2020 04:21:06 pm
From the article, I learned that hysteria is actually a 4 thousand year old disease and that there hasn't been an explanation to the cause of hysteria. I believe that hysteria is a serious mental disorder and a terrifying one at that.
Reply
Dianna Aguilar
4/1/2020 06:54:35 pm
In the article it teaches us about how hysteria illness is still not fully understood by people till this day. One thing I learnt was that the functional neuroimaging technologies like single photon emission computerized tomography, or SPECT, and positron emission tomography, or PET, now allow scientists to control changes in brain activity. The second thing I learnt was that in 1908 the American psychiatric association officially changed the name of the diagnosis hysteria to conversion disorder. Those are two things I learnt from the article while reading it.
Reply
Courtney Anglin
4/2/2020 11:49:02 am
I learned from the article that hysteria is a hard thing to diagnose. Some people fake it so that’s one of the reasons why it’s hard to diagnose. I also learned that it’s 4,000 years old and there hasn’t been an explained cause of hysteria.
Reply
Ahmed
3/5/2023 08:25:14 pm
Thank you for being a great teacher. :)
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Analyze all the thingsHere is a space for you to respond to the prompts for each day. ArchivesCategories |