neurosis
81war neurosis — noun : a neurosis (as hysteria or anxiety) occurring in soldiers during war and attributable in large measure to their war experiences compare combat fatigue * * * war neurosis noun A more accurate term for shellshock • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * …
82actual neurosis — n a neurosis characterized by hypochondriacal complaints or somatic manifestations held by Freud to be caused by sexual disturbances compare PSYCHONEUROSIS …
83transference neurosis — n a neurosis developed in the course of psychoanalytic treatment and manifested by the reliving of infantile experiences in the presence of the analyst * * * a phenomenon occurring during psychoanalysis, in which transference causes the patient… …
84anxiety neurosis — noun characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear • Hypernyms: ↑neurosis, ↑neuroticism, ↑psychoneurosis * * * noun or anxiety reaction or anxiety state …
85character neurosis — noun : a personality disturbance in which character traits are thought to be the functional equivalent of neurotic symptoms * * * character neurosis, Psychiatry. any typical or marked characteristic, such as passiveness, aggressiveness, or… …
86compensation neurosis — noun : a neurosis of work phobias manifested in physical symptoms that persist as long as unemployment compensation continues * * * Psychiatry. an unconscious attempt to retain physical or psychological symptoms of illness when some advantage may …
87traumatic neurosis — traumatic neurosis, any neurosis brought on by an injury or severe shock …
88anxiety neurosis — n ANXIETY DISORDER …
89cardiac neurosis — n NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA * * * neurocirculatory asthenia …
90obsessional neurosis — n an obsessive compulsive disorder in which obsessive thinking predominates with little need to perform compulsive acts * * * obsessive compulsive disorder …
