Some People with Conversion Disorders,like Those with Dissociative Amnesia,show a Remarkable

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Some people with conversion disorders,like those with dissociative amnesia,show a remarkable indifference to their symptoms,a phenomenon termed la belle différence ("beautiful difference").

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Definitions:

Methaqualone

A sedative and hypnotic medication popular in the 1960s and 1970s, now mostly banned due to its high potential for abuse and addiction.

Eating Disorders

Mental health disorders characterized by abnormal eating habits that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health.

Symbols

Objects, signs, or expressions that represent something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially material objects used to represent abstract ideas.

Personal Fable

a cognitive distortion experienced by adolescents, believing that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.