| psychogenic overlay |
The emotional component of a symptom or illness that has an organic basis.
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| psychogenic rheumatism |
An out-of-date and discredited term for fibromyalgia.
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| psychogenic shock |
Shock due to emotional stress or to seeing an injury or accident. SEE: psychic shock .
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| psychogenic seizure |
A behavioral episode that resembles an epileptic seizure but does not result from abnormal brain electrical activity. Psychological in origin, but does not always come from conscious actions. Also known as pseudo seizures.
Ãâó: www.epilepsysandiego.org/common_terms.htm
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| psychogenic pain |
arising in the absence of any identifiable injurious process or continuing after an injurious process has resolved. Pain disorder is a form of psychogenic pain.
Ãâó: www.qvhs.com.au/Dict-Ref/dict/pain.htm
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