Allegorization of Sensations

Also known as: Allegorization of perception

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This article defines the psychiatric concept of the allegorization of sensations. It describes how patients interpret physical pains and other bodily sensations in accordance with the content of their delusional thoughts.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ALLEGORIZATION OF SENSATIONS, the interpretation of pains and other sensations in accordance with the meaning of a patient's delusional thoughts.

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“Allegorization of Sensations.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/allegorization-of-sensations/