Ian becomes hysterical and burns himself badly in an attempt to prevent the steamer from heating the room out of control.
en.wikipedia.org It is also sometimes called nonsense syndrome, balderdash syndrome, syndrome of approximate answers, pseudodementia, hysterical pseudodementia or prison psychosis.
en.wikipedia.org Hysterical symptoms, however, regularly become attached to these.
en.wikipedia.org Her examples include strong, rational, and logical for men, and emotional, hysterical, and silly for women.
en.wikipedia.org The wife, described as neurotic and somewhat hysterical, is involved in multiple, loveless affairs (it is common knowledge that her son is not her husbands).
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