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Originally Posted by JosieTheGirl
This is really interesting but confusing and seems to blur the line of physiological and psychological. Syncope is often caused by low blood pressure [though there are other causes] which makes the circulation of oxygen lower than normal via blood in your brain [as I understand it, I'm not a physician so I really have laymen's understanding].
But that in itself can be caused by a number of factors.
I'm betting a couple new studies came out around the time of the HowStuffWorks podcast and the NPR show I was referring to, which instigated new interest in it.
I read that there are now more rigorous studies being done to gain understanding of Stendhal and who might be more susceptible to it, etc.
To label something as syncope with the distinction of Stendhal [or however they would do it] would be... really confusing.
I'm so glad I don't work for an insurance company- like who deals with that classification and such? haha
It's kind of funny to see the term hysteria come back out.
Neat.
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here in america the term hysteria has never stopped being used.......its a general term for anyone who is over come by emotions example a few years back I was going through some PTSD issues and one day I kept bouncing back and forth between crying hysterically, laughing hysterically, and fainting spells. if I wasnt crying I was laughing or out cold. and I was just so over whelmed with emotions I could not stop. my treatment providers wrote in my files I was going through PTSD induced hysteria (episodes of extreme over whelming emotions). but I agree it is kind of funny to get that label thats had such the background it has.