psychasthenia
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of psychasthenia
From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at psych-, asthenia
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Psychasthenia, Natural and Acquired.—There are two forms of the mental incapacity that underlies many of the curious symptom-complexes that have been studied under the term psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
For these states Janet of Paris suggested the word psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Then you can check your notes and decide if it's schizophrenia, or catatonia, or psychasthenia, or what not.
From A Thought For Tomorrow by Gilbert, Robert E.
We shall see what an important rôle belongs to these facts, especially in the treatment of hysteria and psychasthenia, but the interpretation again ought to avoid all playing with the conception of the subconscious.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
We might go through the various stages of neurasthenia and then through psychasthenia and then through hysteria and so on.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
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