psychasthenia
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Origin of psychasthenia
From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at psych-, asthenia
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Most authors admit a constitutional disposition to scrupulosity, just as there is one to its quasi-genus, psychasthenia.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
If the cure results through the meaning and value of religion, there is no reason whatever why cancer and diphtheria and paralysis should not be cured as well as psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
If we classify symptoms, we may separate from it that which we nowadays are inclined to call psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
Yet the fact that the patient himself really does not will the effect at which he is aiming separates, mostly without difficulty, the diagnosis of psychasthenia from that of insanity.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
For these states Janet of Paris suggested the word psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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