Neurosis

Introduction: Neurosis

Description of Neurosis

Neurosis (medical condition): Variety of mental disorders with self-awareness.

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Neurosis: , pl. neuroses (1) A psychological or behavioral disorder in which anxiety is the primary characteristic; defense mechanisms or any 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 gross disorganization of personality but in severe cases, those affected may be as disabled as those with a psychosis. (2) A functional nervous disease, or one in which there is no evident lesion. (3) A peculiar state of tension or irritability of the nervous system; any form of nervousness. SYN: neurotic disorder. [neuro- + G. -osis, condition]
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Neurosis: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction.
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Neurosis: class of mental disorders milder than psychosis, including hysteria, fugue, obsession, phobia, etc.
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Neurosis as a Disease

Neurosis (medical condition): See Neurosis (disease information).
  »Introduction: Neurosis
  »Symptoms of Neurosis
  »Causes of Neurosis
  »Treatments for Neurosis

More information on medical condition: Neurosis:

• Information about Neurosis
• Basic Summary for Neurosis
• Types of Neurosis
• Causes of Neurosis
• Medication Causes of Neurosis
• Symptoms of Neurosis
• Misdiagnosis of Neurosis
• Treatments for Neurosis

Neurosis as a Symptom

Neurosis (symptom): Type of Psychological problems.

More information on symptom: Psychological problems:

• Psychological problems

Neurosis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Neurosis:

• hysteria
• personality disorders
• obsessive compulsive disorders
• anxiety
• borderline personality disorder

Terms associated with Neurosis:

Terms Similar to Neurosis:

• neuroticism
• psychoneurosis

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More specific terms for Neurosis:

• hypochondriasis
• hysteria

Source - CRISP

• hysteria
• hysterical neurosis
• anxiety neurosis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Neurosis

• mental disorder

Source - CRISP

• mental disorder
• mental disturbance
• disturbance
• psychological disorder
• folie

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Neurosis:

• personality disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Neurosis

The following list attempts to classify Neurosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disturbance,folie,mental disorder,mental disturbance,psychological disorder
• disorder,upset
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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