obsessive-compulsive neurosis
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obsessive-compulsive neurosis — noun or obsessive compulsive reaction : a psychoneurotic disorder in which the patient is beset with obsessions or compulsions or both and suffers extreme anxiety or depression through failure to think the obsessive thoughts or perform the… … Useful english dictionary
obsessive-compulsive disorder — n a psychoneurotic disorder in which the patient is beset with obsessions or compulsions or both and suffers extreme anxiety or depression through failure to think the obsessive thoughts or perform the compelling acts abbr. OCD called also… … Medical dictionary
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder — Physicians and non physicians alike have always recognized the existence of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior. Across the ages, examples are common in religion of praying compulsively or dwelling obsessively on salvation or damnation … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
obsessive-compulsive — I noun a person with obsessive compulsive characteristics • Derivationally related forms: ↑obsessive compulsive disorder • Hypernyms: ↑neurotic, ↑psychoneurotic, ↑mental case II adjective … Useful english dictionary
obsessive-compulsive disorder — Mental disorder in which an individual experiences obsessions or compulsions, either singly or together. An obsession is a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an unreasonable idea or feeling (such as of being contaminated through shaking… … Universalium
obsessive-compulsive reaction — noun see obsessive compulsive neurosis … Useful english dictionary
obsessive-compulsive — [əb ses′iv kəm pul′siv] adj. designating or of a mental disorder, esp. a neurosis, characterized by compulsive thoughts or actions, irresistible urges, etc., that are unwanted and uncontrollable and interfere with work, social activity, and… … English World dictionary
obsessive-compulsive — Having a tendency to perform certain repetitive acts or ritualistic behavior to relieve anxiety, as in o. neurosis ( e.g., a compulsive, ritualistic need to wash one s hands many dozens of times per day). * * * obsessive compulsive adj relating… … Medical dictionary
obsessive-compulsive — obses′sive compul′sive adj. 1) psi of, pertaining to, or characterized by the persistent intrusion of unwanted thoughts accompanied by ritualistic actions, regarded as a form of neurosis 2) psi a person with obsessive compulsive characteristics • … From formal English to slang
obsessive-compulsive — pertaining to an obsessional neurosis, caused by an obsessional neurosis … English contemporary dictionary
