What's the difference between delirious and hysterical?

Delirious


Definition:

  • (a.) Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Bilateral temporal epilepsies involving the limbic system on the one hand, bilateral frontal epilepsies on the other one, and P.M. status which may be paralleled, make these patients more susceptible to acute mental confusions, to acute thymic disorders, to delirious attacks.
  • (2) There were no side-effects of the treatment and it was found easy to administer to toxic and delirious patients.
  • (3) Six patients developed transient delirious episodes during the first 10 postoperative days, three showed symptoms of considerable anxiety, and three developed social and behavioural problems during the convalescent period.
  • (4) Irritability, tremor, seizures and a delirious reaction.
  • (5) The coaching staff are happy because we’ve got a lot of teams we haven’t faced recently and there are a lot of delirious fans here because it is a fantastic fixture and I think the whole of Scotland and England will be looking forward to it.” Wales will have high hopes of reaching the finals for the first time since 1958.
  • (6) The author has analyzed the dynamics of these variants of the asthenic symptom complex to which, with the progression of the process, disturbances of the non-delirious hypochondria type are added.
  • (7) The medical record of these delirious patients was reviewed after discharge for evidence of delirium.
  • (8) This is a character deliriously doomed to repetitive self-indulgence.
  • (9) ICD-10 criteria identified only 30 patients as delirious.
  • (10) Khao Soi Khun Yai, Sri Poom Road, next to Wat Kuan Kama, Old City, North Moat; meal for two £1.60-£3 Warorot evening market Facebook Twitter Pinterest You could pick other food markets (Sompet, Thanin, Chiang Mai Gate, Chang Phuak Gate) and be as deliriously sated, but the night-time street food at Warorot remains special to me.
  • (11) For Sunderland, those moments ended with delirious scenes among their 9,000-strong following.
  • (12) An analysis of clinical manifestations of acute alcoholic hallucinosis over the considered 30 years has pointed to a transformation in the main psychopathological phenomena of psychosis as compared to their description in 1900-1931, characterized by changes in the ratio of the subject of verbal hallucinations and delirious ideas and an increase in the proportion of psychopathological phenomena which were not included in the number of constant manifestations of psychosis and occurred now and then.
  • (13) A differentiated approach to clinical and psychopathological analysis of acute delirious syndromes in schizophrenia is essential for adequate choice of medicosocial measures and epidemiologic investigations.
  • (14) Most frequent were sedation (17%), EEG alterations (16%), increase of liver enzymes (8%), hypotension (7%), hypersalivation (5%), fever (5%), ECG alterations (4%), tachycardia (3%), gastro-intestinal (3%) and delirious states (2%).
  • (15) In addition, MZC induced a slight delirious state with visual and auditory hallucinations at 8 mg in five of six subjects.
  • (16) The occurrence of cerebral seizures in alcoholics was investigated in case histories of 84 delirious and nondelirious male patients.
  • (17) Claudio Ranieri, hands in pockets and outwardly unconcerned, was unaware the final whistle had sounded at the end here while the delirious din of victory reverberated around this arena.
  • (18) Based on a series of known facts on clinical findings and changes in the metabolism of chronic alcoholics and delirious people the possible pathomechanism of cerebral imbalances is presented according to a synopsis.
  • (19) A case is presented in which a 68-year-old man became delirious after being withdrawn from a low dosage of alprazolam.
  • (20) Curative plasmapheresis was used in 10 critically burned patients at the stage of acute burn toxemia with the delirious syndrome with the unfavourable prognosis.

Hysterical


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to hysteria; affected, or troubled, with hysterics; convulsive, fitful.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A case study of a patient with both documented genuine and hysterical pseudo-seizures demonstrates use of the model.
  • (2) Tangent-screen studies uncovered neurasthenic spiral fields superimposed on hysterical tubular contractions of both eyes.
  • (3) Right now I think the discussion is not honest and practical, it is hysterical and political.” In contrast to the IOC, which did not contact McLaren, he said the International Paralympic Committee had been in close touch as it decides on whether to ban the Russian team.
  • (4) These folk spend in a day what most people earn in a year on hiring hotel suites and setting up temporary fashion-show rooms in the hysterical hope that their wares will attract the eye of that most important person in town that week: the celebrity stylist.
  • (5) Here's what you need to know Read more Speaking to Guardian Australia ahead of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney, Krugman, a renowned columnist at the New York Times , predicted the slowing Chinese economy would hurt Australia, but said the country should not get “too hysterical” about it.
  • (6) These findings reveal that these former microelectronics workers manifested affective and personality disturbances, consistent with organic solvent toxicity, which persisted over a two year period, indicating that they were not reactive, transient hysterical neurosis.
  • (7) As fear neuroses, they have to be separated from wishful neurosis (hysterical neurosis).
  • (8) In the remainder, psychiatric factors were considered primarily responsible for their abdominal pain: 31 were depressed; 21 had chronic tension; in 17 hysterical mechanisms were prominent; and 12 were found to be unrecognised alcoholics.
  • (9) He's hounded out of town in the most hysterical way, but the film is reckless with its logic and fails to observe due processes of plot, milieu, verisimilitude – massive failings when dealing with such a sensitive subject.
  • (10) The EMG activity of the sternomastoid muscles during head rotation in control subjects and those with hysterical torticollis showed similar characteristics and neither group showed a response to body tilt.
  • (11) Sister Cristina's moment of metamorphosis from singing nun into global internet sensation involves four judges listening to her with their backs turned, as the Voice format demands, then spinning around when the cheering of the audience becomes hysterical and they've heard enough to know they want this mystery singer on their team.
  • (12) An attempt is made to compare this patient's motivation with other cases of conversion reactions and to identify a possible dynamic mechanism for monocular hysterical blindness.
  • (13) Occasionally certain behavioural styles and symptoms can be seen in melancholics which are difficult to classify as hysterical or pseudohysterical.
  • (14) Confirmation of Proctor's 1958 estimate of high incidence of hysterical phenomena among a rural child psychiatric population is provided by recent observations on a small, random sample of children referred for psychological assessment in Australia.
  • (15) Another visitor caught up in the tragedy, Ahmed from Egypt, said he and those around him were “very scared, hysterical even”.
  • (16) So it would be helpful if Sadiq Khan actually looked at what the PM said and didn’t issue hysterical tweets.” Londoners will go to the ballot box in 100 days’ time, and a recent YouGov poll gave Khan a 10-point lead over Goldsmith.
  • (17) Morrison has described claims that Australia was violating international law as offensive and labelled criticism of his silence over the fate of the two boats "shrill and hysterical".
  • (18) On the basis of clinical, experimental psychological and EEG data of 133 blind patients 4 types of neurotical personality development were distinguished: asthenical, hysterical, obsessive and hypochondrical.
  • (19) Aspects of the psychopathology of the hysterical personality are described and related to that of the patient presented, whose sexualized transference exemplifies the important task of 'focusing' this form of treatment.
  • (20) This sort of hyperbole is easy for ministers to shrug off as hysterical.