psychasthenia
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of psychasthenia
From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; see origin at psych-, asthenia
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
If we classify symptoms, we may separate from it that which we nowadays are inclined to call psychasthenia.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
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