Word: shinkeishitsu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...major emotional distress disorders in Japan are familiar enough: schizophrenia, depression, alcoholism. But the neuroses are often culture-bound, centered on the overwhelming sense of obligation and dependence. Shinkeishitsu (nervous temperament), for example, involves hypersensitivity, perfectionism, social withdrawal or total discomfort in unfamiliar surroundings...
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