compensation neurosis

Indeed, their injuries have been referred to as a result of "compensation neurosis;" however, there is little evidence to support this claim.

Freud called this "compensation neurosis."

In 1879, the idea that a physical problem was responsible for the symptoms was challenged by Rigler, who suggested that the cause of the persisting symptoms was actually "compensation neurosis": the railroad's practice of compensating workers who had been injured was bringing about the complaints.