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TYPES OF NEUROTIC AND PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOUR

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·      Anxiety Neurosis An individual suffering from anxiety neurosis has exaggerated uncontrollable anxiety and apprehension. Anxiety disorders are fairly common in our society. Roughly two to four percent of the population has been diagnosed, at one time or another, as having some type of anxiety disorder.  Signs and symptoms  of anxiety neurosis include: o    A rather constant state of tension, o    Worry o    General uneasiness. Such individuals are often oversensitive in people-to- people relationships and frequently have feelings of inadequacy and depression.  o    Emotional tension frequently leads to physical tensions which cause neck and upper shoulder muscular pain and sleep disturbances of insomnia and nightmares. Decision making is difficult, and after the decision is made, the individual may worry excessively over possible disasters that may occur.  o    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - An Obsessive-Compulsive person feels he must do something ev