The transformation of psychological distress into physical symptoms without identifiable medical cause, now understood as conversion disorder or somatic symptom disorders.
Example: Patients developing paralysis, blindness, or seizures during times of extreme stress without neurological damage, requiring integrated medical-psychological treatment.
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