"neurosis" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 神經症

Definition

神經症是一種輕度的心理障礙，會造成壓力、焦慮或強迫行為，但不會影響現實感或引起幻覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於醫學、心理學或學術場合，屬正式用語。不要和“精神病”（psychosis）混淆，精神病更嚴重，會影響現實感。

Examples

The doctor said her symptoms were due to neurosis.

醫生說她的症狀是由於**神經症**。

Neurosis can make people feel very anxious.

**神經症**會讓人感到非常焦慮。

He received therapy to treat his neurosis.

他接受了治療**神經症**的心理治療。

For years, her neurosis kept her from enjoying social events.

多年來，她的**神經症**讓她無法享受社交活動。

Some people use "neurosis" casually to describe being overly worried, though it's a medical term.

有些人會隨意用“**神經症**”來描述過度擔心，雖然這是醫學用語。

He's always worrying about germs—some say it's just neurosis.

他總是擔心細菌——有人說這只是**神經症**。