Neurosis

Neurosis (pl. neuroses) be a term dem mainly use today by followers of Freudian psychoanalytic theory to describe mental disorders wey be caused by past anxiety, often anxieties wey undergo repression. Insyd recent history, na dem use de term to refer to anxiety-related conditions more generally.

Dem no longer dey use de term "neurosis" insyd psychological disorder names anaa categories by de World Health Organization ein International Classification of Diseases (ICD) anaa de American Psychiatric Association ein Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). According to de American Heritage Medical Dictionary of 2007, de term be "no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis".

Neurosis be distinguished from psychosis, wich dey refer to a loss of touch plus reality. Ein descendant term, neuroticism, dey refer to a personality trait of being prone to anxiousness den mental collapse. De term "neuroticism" sanso no longer be used for DSM anaa ICD conditions; however, e be a common name for one of de Big Five personality traits. Dem include a similar concept insyd de ICD-11 as de condition "negative affectivity".

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Category:Psychoanalytic theory
Category:Stress-related disorders
Category:Psychopathological syndromes