psychasthenic
- a word derived from psychasthenia.
Example Sentences
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Certain individuals pass in a few years from psychasthenic depression with doubts and obsessions to psychasthenic deliriums with stubbornness and negativism, then to asthenic insanity with irremediable and complete want of power.
From A Psychiatric Milestone Bloomingdale Hospital Centenary, 1821-1921 by New York Hospital. Society
A certain word perhaps picked up by the psychasthenic in a particular experience may produce whenever it is seen a shock and a depressing emotion.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
The hysteric or psychasthenic autosuggestion resists the mere will of breaking it off.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
A gentleman with a decidedly psychasthenic constitution developed a tendency to hesitate in walking on the street.
From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo
As a rule the properly so-called psychasthenic has only disorders of the reflection; he doubts but he does not rave.
From A Psychiatric Milestone Bloomingdale Hospital Centenary, 1821-1921 by New York Hospital. Society
