Freud believed complete elimination of neurosis was neither possible nor desirable. He saw value in anxiety and internal conflict - what he called "ordinary unhappiness" - as vital for personal ...

Patients with anxiety neurosis show an excessive rise in lactate, a normal metabolic product. A double-blind experiment has shown that anxiety symptoms and attacks can be induced by infusions of ...

Neurosis is characterized by ongoing feelings of anxiety, fear, and stress. People with this disorder often experience ...