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psychoneurosis

psychoneurosis In this historical source, a psychoneurosis is a mental or psychogenic nervous disorder in which the mental disturbance is basic, even when the most noticeable signs are physical symptoms.

In this historical source, a psychoneurosis is a mental or psychogenic nervous disorder in which the mental disturbance is basic, even when the most noticeable signs are physical symptoms. Those bodily symptoms may mask the underlying mental condition and resemble organic disease.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Hysteria” (Hysteria).
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