Zwanghaftigkeit

Definitions of Zwanghaftigkeit
  1. noun
    a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
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    types:
    Phobie
    an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
    Agoraphobie
    a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
    type of:
    psychische Störung
    (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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