anxiety neurosis
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- noun
- /æŋˈzaɪəti njuˈroʊsɪs/
- Archaic
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neurosis de ansiedad
- Therapy can be very effective for those suffering from anxiety neurosis and its associated symptoms.
And, but I also remember a kind of constant anxiousness, anxiety neurosis that was present.
- And, but I also remember a kind of constant anxiousness, anxiety neurosis that was present.
Examples
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She was diagnosed with anxiety neurosis after experiencing persistent feelings of fear for months.
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In contrast, patients who suffered from anxiety neuroses, Freud said, were not suffering from traumas of the past and so were untreatable by psychotherapy.
Academic text (1996) -
The doctors say you have anxiety neurosis to the point of being paranoid.
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And, but I also remember a kind of constant anxiousness, anxiety neurosis that was present.
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I have a patient in her 20s, typical anxiety neurosis.
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An obvious anxiety neurosis... and amnesia suppression.
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I'm a clinical hysteric, with panic syndrome and anxiety neurosis, agoraphobic; I'm afraid of everything, real and imaginary.
Fiction book (1995) -
The essential treatment was sexual hygienic advice to those who suffered from anxiety neuroses: Do not engage in any activity that interferes with or precludes full orgastic satisfaction in sexual intercourse.
Academic text (1996) -
In addition, Pitts and McClure (1967) have reported that infusion of sodium lactate produced panic attacks in 13 of 14 patients with anxiety neurosis, but produced panic attacks in only two of 10 normal controls.
Academic text (1991) -
Many patients with anxiety neurosis experience physical symptoms like sweating and heart palpitations.
Synonyms
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A mental health problem that makes someone feel very worried most days and affects daily life
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A strong feeling of worry that lasts a long time with physical signs like tension and shaking
A mild long-lasting mental problem that causes ongoing worry or sadness
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'anxiety' modifies 'neurosis' to indicate a neurosis characterized by persistent anxiety and related symptoms. This follows a regular medical noun-noun compounding pattern (similar to 'neurosis de ansiedad' in other languages), so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Anxiety neurosis comes from two old words: anxiety, which suggests a tight, worried feeling in the chest, and neurosis, which meant a problem with the 'nerves'. So the name gives the image of long, nervous worry that shows as real body symptoms like a fast heartbeat and sweating.