psychasthenia

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 nature

most cases formerly classed as psychasthenia are today considered psychoneuroses

psychasthenic adjective or noun

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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]

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psychasthenia /sī-kəs-thēˈni-ə or -thə-nīˈə/ noun (Gr astheneia weakness; obsolete)
A severe functional mental disorder, characterized by fixed ideas, ruminative states and hypochondriacal conditions
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