Conversion Disorder: A Review Through the Prism of the Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosis
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Rofé, Yacov
Rofé, Yochay
Abstract / Description
Conversion disorder remains a mystery that has only become more complicated with the decline of the scientific status of psychoanalysis (e.g., Piper, Lillevik, & Kritzer, 2008; Rofé, 2008) and recent neurological findings suggest that this behavior is controlled by biological mechanisms (van Beilen, Vogt, & Leenders, 2010). Moreover, existing theories have difficulty explaining the efficacy of various interventions, such as psychoanalysis, behavior therapy, drug therapy and religious therapy. This article reviews research and clinical evidence pertaining to both the development and treatment of conversion disorder and shows that this seemingly incompatible evidence can be integrated within a new theory, the Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosis (RCTN; Rofé, 2010). Despite the striking differences, RCTN continues Freud's framework of thinking as it employs a new concept of repression and replaces the unconscious with self-deception. Moreover, it incorporates Freud's idea, implicitly expressed in his theory, that neurotic disorders are, in fact, rational behaviors.
Keyword(s)
choice of symptom conversion disorder repression therapy unconscious unawareness self-deceptionPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2013-11-29
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
9
Issue
4
Page numbers
832–868
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Rofé, Y., & Rofé, Y. (2013). Conversion Disorder: A Review Through the Prism of the Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosis. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(4), 832–868. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i4.621
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rofé, Yacov
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rofé, Yochay
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Date of first publication2013-11-29
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Abstract / DescriptionConversion disorder remains a mystery that has only become more complicated with the decline of the scientific status of psychoanalysis (e.g., Piper, Lillevik, & Kritzer, 2008; Rofé, 2008) and recent neurological findings suggest that this behavior is controlled by biological mechanisms (van Beilen, Vogt, & Leenders, 2010). Moreover, existing theories have difficulty explaining the efficacy of various interventions, such as psychoanalysis, behavior therapy, drug therapy and religious therapy. This article reviews research and clinical evidence pertaining to both the development and treatment of conversion disorder and shows that this seemingly incompatible evidence can be integrated within a new theory, the Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosis (RCTN; Rofé, 2010). Despite the striking differences, RCTN continues Freud's framework of thinking as it employs a new concept of repression and replaces the unconscious with self-deception. Moreover, it incorporates Freud's idea, implicitly expressed in his theory, that neurotic disorders are, in fact, rational behaviors.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationRofé, Y., & Rofé, Y. (2013). Conversion Disorder: A Review Through the Prism of the Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosis. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(4), 832–868. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i4.621
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1216
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1408
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i4.621
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Keyword(s)choice of symptomen_US
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Keyword(s)conversion disorderen_US
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Keyword(s)repressionen_US
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Keyword(s)therapyen_US
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Keyword(s)unconsciousen_US
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Keyword(s)unawarenessen_US
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Keyword(s)self-deceptionen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleConversion Disorder: A Review Through the Prism of the Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosisen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue4
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers832–868
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Volume9
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record