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This 3 page paper examines the various kinds of each disorder. Neurosis and psychosis are compared. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the idea of psychoanalytic theory itself (Fine & Strean, 1989). Yet, this borderline idea, or one that goes to neurosis is aligned with the degree of psychological damage a person
possesses. Someone who is not quite a psychotic is termed borderline (Fine & Strean, 1989). That is how the term borderline was originally devised (Fine & Strean, 1989). Yet, the
problem remains in terms of the definition of psychotic and neurotic. How are they different? What are the definitions of each? Neurosis is defined as follows: "The formation of behavioral
or psychosomatic symptoms as a result of the return of the repressed. A neurosis represents an instance where the egos efforts to deal with its desires through repression, displacement, etc.
fail.... The failure of the ego and the increased insistence of the libido lead to symptoms that are as bad or worse than the conflict they are designed to replace.
This term should be carefully distinguished from psychosis" ("Neurosis," 2007). A more simple definition is "a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction" ("Basic
Summary for Neurosis," 2007). Types of neuroses are anxiety disorders, free floating anxiety, depression, OCD, PSTD and dissociative disorder ("Basic Summary for Neurosis," 2007). Many are familiar with anxiety
as it is common in society in addition to depression. OCD is obsessive compulsive disorder that sees people do repetitive things and PSTD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is when one
has been traumatized by an event. Dissociative disorder is when people possess more than one personality. Someone who is neurotic may do something to cope with daily life. He may
smoke or drink or eat too much. These are compensating behaviors. He or she may have a personality disturbance and deal with people in an undesirable manner. Yet, they are
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