The danger of hysteria – by Dr. Lee Outlaw
The danger of hysteria – by Dr. Lee Outlaw
A psychoneurosis
Psychologically speaking, hysteria as a phenomenon is a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability.
More simply defined, it is behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or uncontrollable emotion and frustration; a sense of hopelessness yet with feeling and determination.
The problem occurs when a mind or minds conditioned in hysteria begin to produce hysterical results. (more…)