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==Origin==

==Origin==

The term ''neurosis'' was coined by the Scottish doctor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cullen William Cullen] in 1769 to refer to "disorders of sense and motion" caused by a "general affection of the [[nervous system]]". For him, it described various nervous disorders and [[symptoms]] that could not be explained [[physiologically]]. It derives from the [[Greek]] word "νεῦρον" ([[neuron]], "nerve") with the suffix -osis (diseased or abnormal condition). The term was however most influentially defined by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung Carl Jung] and [[Sigmund Freud]] over a century later. It has continued to be used in contemporary [[theoretical]] writing in [[psychology]] and [[philosophy]].

The term ''neurosis'' was coined by the Scottish doctor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cullen William Cullen] in 1769 to refer to "disorders of sense and motion" caused by a "general affection of the [[nervous system]]". For him, it described various nervous disorders and [[symptoms]] that could not be explained [[physiologically]]. It derives from the [[Greek]] word "νεῦρον" ([[neuron]], "nerve") with the suffix -osis (diseased or abnormal condition). The term was however most influentially defined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung Carl Jung] and [[Sigmund Freud]] over a century later. It has continued to be used in contemporary [[theoretical]] writing in [[psychology]] and [[philosophy]].

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century circa 1784]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century circa 1784]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1: a [[mental]] and [[emotional]] disorder that affects only part of the [[personality]], is accompanied by a less [[distorted]] [[perception]] of [[reality]] than in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis 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)  

*1: a [[mental]] and [[emotional]] disorder that affects only part of the [[personality]], is accompanied by a less [[distorted]] [[perception]] of [[reality]] than in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis 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)  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Neurosis''' is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither [[delusions]] nor [[hallucinations]], whereby [[behavior]] is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those [[suffering]] from it are said to be neurotic. The term essentially describes an "invisible [[injury]]" and the resulting condition.

'''Neurosis''' is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither [[delusions]] nor [[hallucinations]], whereby [[behavior]] is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those [[suffering]] from it are said to be neurotic. The term essentially describes an "invisible [[injury]]" and the resulting condition.

As an illness, ''neurosis'' represents a variety of mental disorders in which [[emotional]] distress or [[unconscious]] [[conflict]] is expressed through various [[physical]], [[physiological]], and [[mental]] disturbances, which may include physical [[symptoms]] (e.g., hysteria). The definitive symptom is [[anxieties]]. Neurotic tendencies are common and may [[manifest]] themselves as [[depression]], acute or chronic anxiety, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder obsessive–compulsive] tendencies, specific phobias, such as [[social]] phobia, arachnophobia or any number of other phobias, and some [[personality]] disorders: [[paranoid]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotypal_personality_disorder schizotypal], borderline, histrionic, avoidant, [[dependent]] and obsessive–compulsive. It has perhaps been most simply defined as a "poor [[ability]] to adapt to one's environment, an inability to [[change]] one's life patterns, and the inability to develop a richer, more [[complex]], more satisfying personality." Neurosis should not be mistaken for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis psychosis], which refers to loss of [[touch]] with [[reality]], or neuroticism, a fundamental personality trait according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology psychological theory].

As an illness, ''neurosis'' represents a variety of mental disorders in which [[emotional]] distress or [[unconscious]] [[conflict]] is expressed through various [[physical]], [[physiological]], and [[mental]] disturbances, which may include physical [[symptoms]] (e.g., hysteria). The definitive symptom is [[anxieties]]. Neurotic tendencies are common and may [[manifest]] themselves as [[depression]], acute or chronic anxiety, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder obsessive–compulsive] tendencies, specific phobias, such as [[social]] phobia, arachnophobia or any number of other phobias, and some [[personality]] disorders: [[paranoid]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotypal_personality_disorder schizotypal], borderline, histrionic, avoidant, [[dependent]] and obsessive–compulsive. It has perhaps been most simply defined as a "poor [[ability]] to adapt to one's environment, an inability to [[change]] one's life patterns, and the inability to develop a richer, more [[complex]], more satisfying personality." Neurosis should not be mistaken for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis psychosis], which refers to loss of [[touch]] with [[reality]], or neuroticism, a fundamental personality trait according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology psychological theory].

According to psychoanalytic theory, neuroses may be rooted in [[ego]] [[defense]] [[mechanisms]], but the two concepts are not synonymous. Defense mechanisms are a [[normal]] way of developing and maintaining a consistent sense of [[self]] (i.e., an [[ego]]), while only those thoughts and [[behavior]] patterns that produce difficulties in living should be termed "neuroses".

According to psychoanalytic theory, neuroses may be rooted in [[ego]] [[defense]] [[mechanisms]], but the two concepts are not synonymous. Defense mechanisms are a [[normal]] way of developing and maintaining a consistent sense of [[self]] (i.e., an [[ego]]), while only those thoughts and [[behavior]] patterns that produce difficulties in living should be termed "neuroses".

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] (DSM) has eliminated the category of "neurosis", reflecting a [[decision]] by the editors to provide [[descriptions]] of [[behavior]] as opposed to hidden psychological [[mechanisms]] as diagnostic criteria, and, according to The American Heritage Medical Dictionary, it is "no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis". Instead, the disorders once classified as neuroses are now considered [[anxiety]] disorders. These changes to the DSM have been controversial.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosis]

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders] (DSM) has eliminated the category of "neurosis", reflecting a [[decision]] by the editors to provide [[descriptions]] of [[behavior]] as opposed to hidden psychological [[mechanisms]] as diagnostic criteria, and, according to The American Heritage Medical Dictionary, it is "no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis". Instead, the disorders once classified as neuroses are now considered [[anxiety]] disorders. These changes to the DSM have been controversial.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosis]

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