Hysteria
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Hysteria is a term used to mean ungovernable emotional excess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. In the 19th century, female hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness
An 1893 depiction of a woman with hysteria
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Wandering womb
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Wandering womb was the belief that a displaced uterus was the cause of many medical pathologies in women. The belief was first attested in the medical texts of ancient Greece, and even though some opp
Hysteria
…BCE when Egyptians recorded behavioral abnormalities in adult women on the Kahun Papyrus. The Egyptians attributed the behavioral disturbances to a wandering uterus – thus the condition later being dubbed hysteria. To treat hysteria Egyptian doctors prescribed various medications. For example, doctors put strong-smelling…
A contemporary artist's depiction of the wandering womb, anthropomorphized with a reptilian tail and a set of legs and arms. It is based on descriptions dating back to ancient times.[when?]