An archival examination of an asymmetry of hysterical conversion symptoms

Autor:	Robert G. Ley
Rok vydání:	1980
Předmět:	Psychiatry and Mental health Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Hand functions medicine Hysteria Right hemisphere Psychology medicine.disease Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2:61-69
ISSN:	0165-0475
DOI:	10.1080/01688638008403781
Popis:	A sampling of one hundred cases of conversion reactions from those reported between 1885 and 1937 in the hysteria literature were examined. Left-sided symptoms significantly outnumbered right-sided symptoms by a 2:1 ratio. Although this ratio existed for both male (n = 32) and female (n = 68) samples, it was significant only for the female hysterics. Given the crossings of the sensory-motor pathways, the greater proportion of left-sided hysterical symptoms differentially implicates the right hemisphere. This is consistent with recent experimental reports suggesting that the right hemisphere has a greater role than the left in mediating emotional experience. Explanations for the preponderance of left-side symptoms as preserving dominant hand functions are refuted.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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