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hysterical blindness
hysterical blindness Hysterical blindness is an apparent loss of sight in hysteria that is described here as not being a true absence of visual perception.
Hysterical blindness is an apparent loss of sight in hysteria that is described here as not being a true absence of visual perception. The passage says the person may seem blind to ordinary awareness, while visual impressions are still taken in by a split-off or submerged consciousness and can show themselves indirectly, such as through automatic responses.