Mental Disorders Glossary

noun a mental or emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, and is characterized by various types of anxiety (such as phobias, obsessions, or compulsions)

• The patient exhibited symptoms of neurosis, including anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behavior.
• She's always worrying about every little thing, it's like she has some kind of neurosis.
• He's so neurotic, always overthinking everything.
• The neurosis of society was evident in the widespread fear and paranoia surrounding the pandemic.

noun a mental disorder characterized by anxiety, compulsions, obsessions, phobias, or other symptoms

• Psychoneurosis is a term used in psychology to describe a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but not delusions or hallucinations.
• Psychoneurosis is when your mind is constantly in a state of distress and anxiety.
• Psychoneurosis is like having a mental meltdown.
• Her psychoneurosis was like a dark cloud hanging over her thoughts.