Difference between revisions of "Compulsion Neurosis"
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| − | A mental illness whose symptoms are either prohibitions and atonements (e.g., washing one's hands over and over) or symbolic substitute gratifications. As always for Freud, the problem's core is repressed sexual wishes--in this case the desire to masturbate. We now call this Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. | + | A [[mental]] [[illness]] whose [[symptoms]] are either prohibitions and atonements (e.g., washing one's hands over and over) or [[symbolic]] [[substitute]] gratifications. As always for [[Freud]], the problem's core is [[repressed]] [[sexual]] wishes--in this [[case]] the [[desire]] to masturbate. We now call this Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. |
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 24 May 2019
A mental illness whose symptoms are either prohibitions and atonements (e.g., washing one's hands over and over) or symbolic substitute gratifications. As always for Freud, the problem's core is repressed sexual wishes--in this case the desire to masturbate. We now call this Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
