neuroses

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Definition of neuroses in English Turkish dictionary

nevroz

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neurosis

{i} sinir hastalığı

neurosis

(Tıp) sinir ve ruh bozukluğu

neurosis

sinir bozukluğu

neurosis

nevroz

neurosis

sinirce

neurosis

(Biyoloji) nöroz

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Definition of neuroses in English English dictionary

plural of neurosis

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neurosis

an unconscious mental condition that causes anxiety that impairs normal functioning nondirective techniques A set of psychotherapy techniques devised by Carl Rogers As far as possible, the counselor refrains from offering advice or interpretation but only tries to clarify the patient's own feelings by echoing or restating what he says normal curvethe symmetrical bell-shaped curve of a normal distribution normal distribution a symmetrical bell shaped frequency distribution that represents the pattern in which many characteristics are dispersed in the population norm-referenced test a test that compares a student's score to the scores of a representative group of students the same age

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a disorder in which the individual has insight into the illness and they can distinguish between subjective experience and external reality

neurosis

A mental disorder in which the individual is unable to cope with anxieties and conflicts and develops symptoms that he or she finds distressing, such as obsessions, compulsions, phobias, or anxiety attacks In Freud's psychoanalytic theory, neurosis results from the use of defense mechanisms to ward off anxiety caused by unconscious conflicts No longer a diagnostic category of DSM-IV See also anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobia

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One of the major categories of emotional maladjustments, classified according to the predominant symptom of defense mechanism Anxiety is the chief symptom, with the possibility of some impairment of thinking and judgment

neurosis

神經官能症

neurosis

a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, does not result in disturbance of the use of language, and is accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances (as visceral symptoms, anxieties, or phobias)

neurosis

in psychoanalytic theory, psychological distress beyond what is considered appropriate for the circumstances; maladaptive behavior characterized by prominent use of defence mechanisms

neurosis

A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear

neurosis

{i} any of several mental disorders involving physical and emotional symptoms (such as bodily pain, anxiety, depression, etc.) that do not stem from any obvious physiological change (Medicine)

neurosis

A term that is no longer used, however, was used to describe self-punishing and disruptive or aggressive behavior

neurosis

a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

neurosis

a functional nervous disorder without demonstrable physical lesion (Instructor's note: a neurosis is a demonstration of the "compartmentalization" ability of the human mind; for the conscious part of the brain to be unaware of what should be conscious activity It was in studying such anomalies that Freud discovered the "role" or significance of the subconscious)

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A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure

neurosis

A disorder of the mental constitution arising from no apparent organic changes

neurosis

Any of various mental or emotional disorders involving symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression and irrational fears According to Keppe, all human beings are neurotic to a greater or lesser degree

neurosis

Neurosis is a mental condition which causes people to have unreasonable fears and worries over a long period of time. He was anxious to the point of neurosis She got a neurosis about chemicals and imagined them everywhere doing her harm. neuroses a mental illness that makes someone unreasonably worried or frightened. Mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, and is characterized by various physiological and mental disturbances (such as visceral symptoms and impaired concentration). The neuroses include anxiety attacks, certain forms of depression, hypochondriasis, hysterical reactions, obsessive-compulsive disorders, phobias, various sexual dysfunctions, and some tics. They have traditionally been thought to be based on emotional conflict in which a blocked impulse seeks expression in a disguised response or symptom. Behavioral psychologists regard them as learned, inappropriate responses to stress, which can be unlearned

neurosis

A long-term disorder featuring anxiety and/or exaggerated behavior dedicated to avoiding anxiety; sufferers understand that the conditionis abnormal

neurosis

a chronic characterological split between the ego and a content of the personal unconscious, resulting in a present (not just past) failure to achieve full maturity, adaptability, and awareness Developmental disturbances A sick system of social relationships Jung was among the first to see neurotic conflicts as warped attempts to grow, an insight later taken up by Abraham Maslow One shouldn't get rid of it, but experience it fully and see what it teaches, what's its purpose We don't cure it; it cures us A neurosis is just an extreme of a normal event He also saw in neurosis a substitute for authentic suffering and, at bottom, a moral conflict involving a split of opposites needing reconciliation in the "third thing" (tertium comparationis) or reconciling symbol

neurosis

psychoneurosis

Turkish pronunciation

nûrōsiz

Pronunciation

/no͝oˈrōsēz/ /nʊˈroʊsiːz/

Etymology

[ nu-'rO-s&s, nyu- ] (noun.) circa 1784. New Latin.