Are experimental neuroses pathological states?
This paper argue that experimental neuroses are true pathological states. They can be caused by misconditioning or false learning and lead subsequently to failure of adaptation and other broad reactions of the organism. There seem to be two variants: in one case the experimental neurosis is due to the arousal and conditioning of anxiety that is of such intensity that it is very resistant to extinction. The other is the outcome of neural overload resulting in failure to perform required tasks.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*