Anxiety hysteria
anxiety hysteria
anxiety hysteria n.
Hysteria characterized by manifest anxiety.
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- Anxiety state
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- Anxiety reaction
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- Anxiety-attack
an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms. Historical Examples The anxiety-attack had extended and was persistent, and the mental disorder lasted for months. Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology C. G. Jung noun an episode of acute and disabling anxiety associated with such […]
- Anxiolytic
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