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conversion reaction vs psychological disorder

psychological disorder vs conversion reaction

conversion reaction and psychological disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conversion reaction Yes No No No
psychological disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, psychological disorder is a hypernym of conversion reaction; that is, psychological disorder is a word with a broader meaning than conversion reaction:
  • conversion reaction: a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
  • psychological disorder: (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Other hypernyms of conversion reaction include disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance.
conversion reaction (noun) psychological disorder (noun)
a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Difference between conversion reaction and psychological disorder

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