psychasthenia
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- psychasthenic adjective
Etymology
Origin of psychasthenia
From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at psych-, asthenia
Example Sentences
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Such occur conspicuously in the psychopathological syndrome so completely described by Janet under the term psychasthenia.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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
One finds the coward very commonly in the clinics for nervous diseases, and in some cases the formidable term of psychasthenia is merely camouflage for the more direct English word.
From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham
For these states Janet of Paris suggested the word psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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)
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