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Excerpt from War Neuroses
IN order to orient the reader at the outset with the nature of these neuroses, it may be well to note cases representative of the two main types which are to be found. These are conditions of anxiety on the one hand, and of simple conversion hysteria on the other.
Case I. The following history is typical of the development and symptoms of an anxiety state. The patient was a man of 27 who had never been ill in his life. He had never shown any neurotic tendencies, having been entirely free from night terrors as a child, and had suffered from none of the fears or inhibitions so constantly met with among neurotics in peace times. He had never had any fear of high places, or thunder-storms, or crowds, or entering tunnels, and had had no sensitiveness to bloodshed. He had been a normal, mischievous boy, had played many games, and had been successful in his work, both in school and when he entered business life. The only abnormality to be found in his make-up was a certain shyness with the other sex, from which he had never entirely freed himself. It was perhaps for this reason that he was unmarried and had never thought of taking a wife. It is interesting to note that he always despised those who developed neuroses of any kind, and when he went to France had Similar disrespect for those suffering from shell shock.
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IN order to orient the reader at the outset with the nature of these neuroses, it may be well to note cases representative of the two main types which are to be found. These are conditions of anxiety on the one hand, and of simple conversion hysteria on the other.
Case I. The following history is typical of the development and symptoms of an anxiety state. The patient was a man of 27 who had never been ill in his life. He had never shown any neurotic tendencies, having been entirely free from night terrors as a child, and had suffered from none of the fears or inhibitions so constantly met with among neurotics in peace times. He had never had any fear of high places, or thunder-storms, or crowds, or entering tunnels, and had had no sensitiveness to bloodshed. He had been a normal, mischievous boy, had played many games, and had been successful in his work, both in school and when he entered business life. The only abnormality to be found in his make-up was a certain shyness with the other sex, from which he had never entirely freed himself. It was perhaps for this reason that he was unmarried and had never thought of taking a wife. It is interesting to note that he always despised those who developed neuroses of any kind, and when he went to France had Similar disrespect for those suffering from shell shock.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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John T. Maccurdy
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ISBN - 9780265907436
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