psychasthenia

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We might go through the various stages of neurasthenia and then through psychasthenia and then through hysteria and so on.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo

A psychopathic state, scrupulosity is usually listed as a form of psychasthenia which is characterized by weakness of soul, inability to cope with problems, and a lack of psychic energy.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

Such occur conspicuously in the psychopathological syndrome so completely described by Janet under the term psychasthenia.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

If we classify symptoms, we may separate from it that which we nowadays are inclined to call psychasthenia.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo

If the cure results through the meaning and value of religion, there is no reason whatever why cancer and diphtheria and paralysis should not be cured as well as psychasthenia.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo