Psychosis: Etymology

0
4K

Etymology
The word psychosis was introduced to the psychiatric literature in 1841 by Karl Friedrich Canstatt in his work Handbuch der Medizinischen Klinik. He used it as a shorthand for 'psychic neurosis'. At that time neurosis meant any disease of the nervous system, and Canstatt was thus referring to what was considered a psychological manifestation of brain disease. Ernst von Feuchtersleben is also widely credited as introducing the term in 1845, as an alternative to insanity and mania.

The term stems from Modern Latin psychosis, "a giving soul or life to, animating, quickening" and that from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psyche), "soul" and the suffix -ωσις (-osis), in this case "abnormal condition".

In its adjective form "psychotic", references to psychosis can be found in both clinical and non-clinical discussions. However, in a non-clinical context, "psychotic" is a nonspecific colloquialism used to mean "insane".

Cerca
Categorie
Leggi tutto
Parallel Computing
Scientists have found a way to double the speed of computer calculations without replacing hardware
At the 56th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, researchers from the...
By Michael Pokrovski 2024-03-22 20:43:29 0 15K
Business
How to Run a Successful Business in Today's Environment
How to Run a Successful Business in Today's Environment In a fast-paced market and increasing...
By Leonard Pokrovski 2024-08-03 21:47:02 0 13K
Handball
The Thrilling World of Handball: A Sport of Skill, Speed, and Strategy
Handball, a dynamic and fast-paced sport, combines the finesse of basketball, the physicality of...
By Dacey Rankins 2024-06-27 14:08:04 0 8K
Holidays
Happy New Year 2023!!!
From the team of our site, congratulations to all our users and visitors to our site, Happy New...
By Maksim Ivanov 2022-12-29 22:06:49 6 18K
Television
Hope Channel. Live TV. USA
Hope Channel is a Christian lifestyle television network and is a subsidiary company of the...
By Nikolai Pokryshkin 2022-09-28 11:16:44 0 21K
image/svg+xml


BigMoney.VIP Powered by Hosting Pokrov