Definition of PHYSIONEUROSIS

physioneurosis

Meanings

Plural: physioneuroses

Noun

  • The somatic component of a psychosomatic ailment.

Origin / Etymology

Coined by Abram Kardiner in the 1940s in an effort to replace actual neurosis, a literal translation of German Aktualneurose in Freud's work.

Antonyms

psychoneurosis

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