ETYM New Lat., from Greek neuron nerve.
A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction; SYN. neuroticism, psychoneurosis.
Relatively mild mental disturbance; disorder of nervous system.
In psychology, a general term referring to emotional disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and phobias. The main disturbance tends to be one of mood; contact with reality is relatively unaffected, in contrast to psychosis.