- psychasthenia
- noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1900 a neurotic state characterized especially by phobias, obsessions, or compulsions that one knows are irrational • psychasthenic adjective or noun
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psychasthenia — [sī΄kas thē′nē ə, sī′kasthēn′yə] n. [ModL: see PSYCHO & ASTHENIA] former term for a group of neuroses characterized by phobias, obsessions, undue anxiety, etc. psychasthenic [sī΄kasthen′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Psychasthenia — Infobox Disease Name = Psychasthenia Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|F|48|8|f|40 ICD9 = ICD9|300.89 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Psychasthenia is a psychological disorder characterized by phobias,… … Wikipedia
psychasthenia — (|)sīk+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from psych + asthenia : a state of characterological weakness such that one feels unable to resolve doubts or uncertainties or to resist phobias, obsessions, or compulsions even though aware of their irrational… … Useful english dictionary
psychasthenia — psychasthenic /suy keuhs then ik/, adj. /suy keuhs thee nee euh/, n. Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc. [1905 10; < NL; see PSYCH , ASTHENIA] * * * … Universalium
psychasthenia — psych·as·the·nia .sī kəs thē nē ə n a neurotic state characterized esp. by phobias, obsessions, or compulsions that one knows are irrational psych·as·then·ic then ik adj … Medical dictionary
psychasthenia — n. neurosis characterized by irrational phobias and severe anxiety … English contemporary dictionary
psychasthenia — psych·asthenia … English syllables
psychasthenia — /saɪkəsˈθiniə/ (say suykuhs theeneeuh), / θəˈniə/ (say thuh neeuh) noun 1. Psychiatry a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc. 2. Pathology mental weakness or exhaustion. {New Latin. See psych , asthenia} –psychasthenic /saɪkəsˈθɛnɪk/ ( …
psychasthenia — n. acute apathetic neurasthenic condition. ♦ psychasthenic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
психастения — (psychasthenia; псих + астения) 1) невроз, проявляющийся чувством неполноценности, страхом, нерешительностью, безволием, навязчивыми состояниями; 2) психопатия, проявляющаяся крайней нерешительностью, боязливостью, постоянными сомнениями … Большой медицинский словарь
