psychoneuroses

psy·cho·neu·ro·sis   (sī'kō-nŏŏ-rō'sĭs, -nyŏŏ-)    n.   pl. psy·cho·neu·ro·ses (-sēz) Neurosis. No longer in scientific use. psy'cho·neu·rot'ic (-rŏt'ĭk) adj. & n.

neurosis [(noo-roh-sis, nyoo-roh-sis)]

A mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear. Neurosis is less severe than psychosis. (See also angst, hysteria, and phobia.)

Note: In popular usage, a “neurotic” is anyone who worries a lot.

neurosis 

Main Entry: neu·ro·sis
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'rO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural neu·ro·ses /-"sEz/
: a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, does not result in disturbanceof the use of language, and is accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances (as visceral symptoms, anxieties, or phobias)

neurosis neu·ro·sis (n&oobreve;-rō'sĭs, ny&oobreve;-)
n. pl. neu·ro·ses (-sēz)

1. Any of various mental or emotional disorders involving symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, and irrational fears.

2. Tension or irritability of the nervous system; nervousness.

neurosis   (n-rō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key  A psychological state characterized by excessive anxiety or insecurity without evidence of neurologic or other organic disease, sometimes accompanied by defensive or immature behaviors. This term is no longer used in psychiatric diagnosis.