Attention in hysteria: a study of Janet's hypothesis by means of habituation and arousal measures

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.217

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Toward the end of the 19th century, Janet suggested that the fundamental disorder in hysteria was one of attention. The authors examined this idea in a study of habituation. Patients with a history of prolonged conversion symptons (N = 11) showed a severe impairment in habituation when compared with patients with anxiety neuroses (N = 10). This finding cannot be explained in terms of arousal and suggests that selective inattention is deficient in hysterical individuals.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 137 • Number 2 • February 1980

Pages: 217 - 220

PubMed: 7352579

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Published in print: February 1980

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Attention in hysteria: a study of Janet's hypothesis by means of habituation and arousal measures

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