neurosis

Meanings

• A neurotic disorder is a mental health condition characterized by anxiety, distress, and impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Neurotic disorders are not considered psychotic disorders, which involve a loss of touch with reality.

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Rhymes

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Homophones

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neuroses , neurosis , anxiety neuroses , anxiety neurosis

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Etymology

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The term 'neurosis' comes from the Greek word 'neuron' meaning 'nerve'. Neuroses are thus disorders of the nervous system.

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1. Anxiety disorders: Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions characterized by excessive fear, worry, apprehension, or uneasiness about past, present, or future events or situations, and associated behavioral and physiological symptoms. Anxiety disorders include various specific disorders, such as panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. Neurosis can be considered a form of anxiety disorder.

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Quotes

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1. LBJ by legend watched the evening news about Vietnam simultaneously on three TVs, a ticket to a "neurosis" and night sweats.

   - Daniel Henninger,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},2 Dec. 2005

2. He's self-conscious about few things, period, and so utterly lacking in "neurosis" that it's unnerving, frankly.

   - Ned Zeman,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},February 2001

3. None of this official intervention did much to calm the fretfulness about maidservants, for the anxiety about their being both unreliable yet indispensable marked the birth of an authentically bourgeois "neurosis".

   - Simon Schama,{it}The Embarrassment of Riches{/it},1988

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In various cultures, neurosis has been associated with certain beliefs, practices, or symbols. For instance, in ancient Greece, neurosis was believed to be caused by an imbalance of the four bodily fluids or 'humors': blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. According to this theory, neurosis could be treated by restoring the balance of the humors through various means, such as diet, exercise, herbal remedies, or magical rituals.

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