What does psychoneurotic mean?
Psychoneurotic means Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis..
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/sʌɪkəʊnjʊˈɹɒtɪk/ · adjective
Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis..
On the basis of more than 1,000 first-time patients, the hospital found that about half suffered from psychoneurotic troubles, while one-third were psychotic and the rest had personality disorders. The psychoneurotic (often simplified to neurotic) person has an inner conflict that may lead to depression or anxiety.
As I have mentioned, when I undertake the analysis of a psychoneurotic [translating Psychoneurotiker] his dreams are regularly the subject of our discussions.
Use psychoneurotic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Psychoneurotic means Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis..
Common synonyms include neurotic, disturbed, obsessive, compulsive.
Possible antonyms include unneurotic.
On the basis of more than 1,000 first-time patients, the hospital found that about half suffered from psychoneurotic troubles, while one-third were psychotic and the rest had personality disorders. The psychoneurotic (often simplified to neurotic) person has an inner conflict that may lead to depression or anxiety.
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