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What is neurosis?

What is neurosis?

The concept of “neurosis” was introduced into medicine in 1776 by the Scottish physician William Cullen. The content of the term has been revised more than once, and to this day it has no single generally accepted definition. It should also be borne in mind that in medicine and biology “neurosis” may be the name for various functional disturbances of higher nervous activity.

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Being yourself. Dating story no. 30

Being yourself. Dating story no. 30

Mila and Alik were a perfectly compatible couple from the point of view of the approach we use. Perfect in the sense that, for a strong union built on respect, care, support and growth, it was enough for them to stay themselves and to like each other. That is the theory. But it was not for nothing that Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize for proving human irrationality: in practice, plenty of additional factors interfere in the delicate business of relationships between people.

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