The Native Iowan

The word hysteria originates from the Greek word for uterus, hystera.

Hysteria is a term used to mean ungovernable emotionalexcess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. In the nineteenth century, female hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness in women. It is assumed that the basis for diagnosis operated under the belief that women are predisposed to mental and behavioral conditions; an interpretation of sex-related differences in stress responses. In the twentieth century, it shifted to being considered a mental illness. Influential physicians the likes of Sigmund Freudand Jean-Martin Charcot had dedicated research to hysteria patients.

Is it that simple?