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psychoneurosis
psy·cho·neu·ro·sis P0636000 (sī′kō-no͝o-rō′sĭs, -nyo͝o-)n. pl. psy·cho·neu·ro·ses (-sēz) Neurosis. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis. psy′cho·neu·rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj. & n.psychoneurosis (ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs) n, pl -roses (-ˈrəʊsiːz) (Psychiatry) another word for neurosis psychoneurotic adjneu•ro•sis (nʊˈroʊ sɪs, nyʊ-) n., pl. -ses (-siz) Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, occurring in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality. [1770–1780] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | psychoneurosis - a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunctionneurosis, neuroticismfolie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illnesshysterical neurosis, hysteria - neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functionsanxiety neurosis - characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear | Translations EncyclopediaSeeneurosispsychoneurosis
psychoneurosis [si″ko-noo͡-ro´sis] neurosis. adj., adj psychoneurot´ic.psy·cho·neu·ro·sis (sī'kō-nū-rō'sis), 1. A mental or behavioral disorder of mild or moderate severity. 2. Formerly a classification of neurosis that included hysteria, psychasthenia, neurasthenia, and the anxiety and phobic disorders. [psycho- + G. neuron, nerve, + -osis, condition] psychoneurosis (sī′kō-no͝o-rō′sĭs, -nyo͝o-)n. pl. psychoneuro·ses (-sēz) Neurosis. No longer used in psychiatric diagnosis. psy′cho·neu·rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj. & n.neu·ro·sis, pl. neuroses (nūr-ō'sis, -sēz) 1. A psychological or behavioral disorder in which anxiety is the primary characteristic; defense mechanisms or any of the phobias are the adjustive techniques that a person learns to cope with this underlying anxiety. In contrast to the psychoses, people with a neurosis do not exhibit gross distortion of reality or disorganization of personality. 2. A functional nervous disease, or one for which there is no evident lesion. 3. A peculiar state of tension or irritability of the nervous system; any form of nervousness. Synonym(s): neurotic disorder, psychoneurosis. [neuro- + G. -osis, condition]psychoneurosis See NEUROSIS.psy·cho·neu·ro·sis (sī'kō-nūr-ō'sis) Mental or behavioral disorder of mild or moderate severity. [psycho- + G. neuron, nerve, + -osis, condition]psychoneurosis Related to psychoneurosis: psychosisSynonyms for psychoneurosisnoun a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunctionSynonymsRelated Words- folie
- mental disorder
- mental disturbance
- psychological disorder
- disturbance
- hysterical neurosis
- hysteria
- anxiety neurosis
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