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neurasthenia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | nervous breakdown |
| Derivation | neurasthenic |
Examples of neurasthenia
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In 1901, Riley's doctor diagnosed him with neurasthenia, a nervous disorder.
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Neurasthenia has largely been abandoned as a medical diagnosis.
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Mr Wessely thinks that the causes of now forgotten neurasthenia closely resemble those blamed for stress.
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In the 19th century, they were referred to as neurasthenia.
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Another, rarely used term for neurasthenia is nervosism.
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This condition has been given many names, including soldier's heart, effort syndrome and neurasthenia.
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He suffered from a mental condition called neurasthenia and had to be hospitalized after he stopped playing.
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Marcel Proust was said to suffer from neurasthenia.
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Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases, including morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence.
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- Nervous breakdown (not in technical use)
- An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance
- A condition that is characterized especially by physical and mental exhaustion usually with accompanying symptoms (as headaches, insomnia, and irritability), is believed to result from psychological factors (as depression or emotional stress or conflict), and is sometimes considered similar to ...
- A psychological disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness with vague physical symptoms (headache, muscle pain, etc.); originally attributed to weakness or exhaustion of the nerves. ...
- A set of psychological and physical symptoms, including fatigue, irritability, headache, dizziness, anxiety and intolerance of noise.
- A hypothetical disorder which explained nervous symptoms as a physical exhaustion of the nervous system. Declared by electrotherapist George Beard in 1869, neurasthenia was a popular diagnosis during the late 19th century.
- Severe nerve weakness; nervous exhaustion.
- A former category of mental disorder, including such symptoms as irritability, fatigue, weakness, anxiety, and localized pains without apparent physical cause, thought to result from weakness or exhaustion of the nervous system. Here, Mustapha Mond's description of normal emotional tension.
- A form of neurosis essentially characterised by sensations of tiredness and weakness at the motor and psychic levels, a lack of desire to accomplish or do anything and general apathy. ...
