A body movement called "arc de cercle" affected people diagnosed with this condition by Jean-MartinCharcot. The idea of pressing a doctor's thumb to the patient's forehead to relieve this condition wasrelayed in a text co-written by Josef Breuer. In the late 19th century, physicians like George Taylor inducedwhat they called "paroxysm" to treat this condition, often using mechanical (*) vibrators. BerthaPappenheim, known as "Anna O," was the main case study in Sigmund Freud's 1896 Studies on this disorder. TheGreek-derived name for this conditi
A body movement called "arc de cercle" affected people diagnosed with this condition by Jean-MartinCharcot. The idea of pressing a doctor's thumb to the patient's forehead to relieve this condition wasrelayed in a text co-written by Josef Breuer. In the late 19th century, physicians like George Taylor inducedwhat they called "paroxysm" to treat this condition, often using mechanical (*) vibrators. BerthaPappenheim, known as "Anna O," was the main case study in Sigmund Freud's 1896 Studies on this disorder. TheGreek-derived name for this condition reflects the ancient view that it stemmed from an internally-wanderinguterus. For 10 points, name this now-discredited mental diagnosis usually given to women, whose purported "mass"form causes society-wide panic.