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motor conversion symptoms

one of two types of symptoms of conversion disorder, the other being sensory conversion symptoms. Examples of motor conversion symptoms include impaired coordination and balance, paralysis or weakness confined to a specific area of the body, difficulty in swallowing, aphonia (loss of voice), and urinary retention.

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facial disfigurement

facial disfigurement

any distortion, malformation, or abnormality of facial features due to injury, disease, or congenital anomaly. Because of a common tendency to assign traits to individuals on the basis of their facial features, people with facial disfigurements are particularly vulnerable to social, psychological, and economic discrimination and unfavorable stress effects.