| repetition-compulsion | In psychoanalysis, the tendency to repeat earlier experiences or actions, in an unconscious effort to achieve belated mastery over them; a morbid need to repeat a particular behaviour such as handwashing or repeated checking to see if the door is locked. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| repetition-compulsion principle | In psychoanalysis, the impulse to redramatise or reenact earlier emotional experiences or situations. Synonym: principle of inertia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compulsion | Uncontrollable thoughts or impulses to perform an act, often repetitively, as an unconscious mechanism to avoid unacceptable ideas and desires which, by themselves, arouse anxiety; the anxiety becomes fully manifest if performance of the compulsive act is prevented; may be associated with obsessive thoughts. Origin: L. Com-pello pp. -pulsus, to drive together, compel (05 Mar 2000) |
| accident neurosis | Any functional nervous disorder following an accident or injury. See: posttraumatic stress disorder. Synonym: accident neurosis, posttraumatic neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anxiety neurosis | Chronic abnormal distress and worry to the point of panic followed by a tendency to avoid or run from the feared situation, associated with overaction of the sympathetic nervous system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| association neurosis | A neurosis in which association of ideas causes mental repetition of an experience. (05 Mar 2000) |
| battle neurosis | A stress condition or mental disorder induced by conditions existing in warfare. See: battle fatigue. Synonym: battle neurosis, military neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac neurosis | Anxiety concerning the state of the heart, as a result of palpitation, chest pain, or other symptoms not due to heart disease; a form of hypochondriasis. See: neurocirculatory asthenia. Synonym: cardioneurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasomotor neurosis | A group of trophic disorders in which pathological changes occur in blood vessels, often due to autonomic nervous system dysfunction; includes Raynaud's disease, acrocyanosis, erythromelalgia, Buerger's disease, causalgia, and trench foot; archaic concept. Synonym: angioneurosis, vasoneurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pension neurosis | A type of compensation neurosis, motivated by the desire for premature retirement on pension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| character neurosis | A subclass of personality disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| military neurosis | A stress condition or mental disorder induced by conditions existing in warfare. See: battle fatigue. Synonym: battle neurosis, military neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| war neurosis | A stress condition or mental disorder induced by conditions existing in warfare. See: battle fatigue. Synonym: battle neurosis, military neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combat neurosis | See: war neurosis, battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compensation neurosis | The development of symptoms of neurosis believed to be motivated by the desire for, and hope of, monetary or interpersonal gain. (05 Mar 2000) |