What is the psychological definition of hysterical
In modern psychology and psychiatry, hysteria is a feature of hysterical disorders in which a patient experiences physical symptoms that have a psychological, rather than an organic, cause; and histrionic personality disorder characterized by excessive emotions, dramatics, and attention-seeking behavior.tymology: Gk, hystera, womb. a general state of tension or excitement in a person or a group, characterized by unmanageable fear and temporary loss of control over the emotions. Psychiatry A 16 th century term for excessive emotional lability, anxiety etc. See Mass hysteria, Vapors.