What is conversion disorder? This is a change or loss of sensory or motor function that indicates a physical (organic) disorder, which, however, is not detected. In other words, a person may not feel his hands, not see or not move, some muscles are paralyzed. Conversion symptoms often mimic a neurological condition such as sensory loss, which may include severe visual field loss, blindness, deafness, loss of smell, or loss of sensation in various parts of the body. Paralysis or loss of motor function is typical, manifested by inability to move limbs, loss of voice, and inability to walk or stand. Paralysis and sensory impairment usually coexist; for example, the simultaneous loss of the ability to move arms or legs and sensitivity in them is very typical. More complex forms of behavioral manifestations of the disorder are also possible, such as loss of coordination, seizures very similar to epileptic seizures, and episodes of loss of consciousness such as fainting. This phenomenon is not associated with organic or physiological pathologies. The cause of this symptom is the expression of a psychological conflict or a psychological need (for example, to “get away” from psychosocial stress). It usually develops suddenly in a situation of extreme psychological stress, such as trauma, the death of a loved one, or some dire situation. The term "conversion" (lit. "transformation", "transformation") refers to the cause of the disorder, which, being purely psychological, expresses itself not on a psychological level (say, anxiety), but by somatic (bodily) symptoms. All symptoms of cr.r. . were seen as manifestations of hysteria. Hypnosis is often used as a way to change a symptom and even as a treatment to eliminate it. It should be noted that the symptoms of conversion disorder are not a conscious fraud or pretense, they are absolutely real for the patient. Psychotherapists often point to two unconscious reasons that cause the patient to “hold on” to the symptom in conversion disorder. One of them, the so-called. the primary benefit is protection from awareness of internal conflict. Another - secondary benefit - is the ability to avoid dangerous situations thanks to the disease or become the subject of attention and care. Treatment for conversion disorder may involve eliminating secondary gain or, as is done in psychoanalytic therapy, uncovering unconscious conflict..