physioneurosis

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physioneurosis

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

noun physioneuroses

countable, uncountable The somatic component of a psychosomatic ailment.

Opposite: psychoneurosis

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Opposite: psychoneurosis

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@misc{physioneurosis_2026,
  title = {physioneurosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/physioneurosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}