Noun
A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to Freud, the Oedipus complex, was at the centre of neurosis, and was the foundational source of all art, myth, religion, philosophy, therapy—indeed of all human culture and civilization. Source: Internet
A controversy emerged regarding deletion of the concept of neurosis, a mainstream of psychoanalytic theory and therapy but seen as vague and unscientific by the DSM task force. Source: Internet
All too often, the diagnosis of neurosis as the cause of pain hides our ignorance of many aspects of pain medicine. Source: Internet
Analysis Hal Prince said: "Follies examines obsessive behavior, neurosis and self-indulgence more microscopically than anything I know of." Source: Internet
Anal fixation ties directly back into Martha Duncan’s theory: “When the polarities of filth and cleanliness, mess and order, are central to a person’s mental life, we speak of obsessive-compulsive neurosis. Source: Internet
Defined as a mental disorder, neurosis causes obsessive fears, depression and unreasonable behaviour. Source: Internet