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Psychiatric Conditions

Autophobia

Fear of being alone.

Alexithymic

Problems recognising and identifying emotions.

Dissociation & Dissociative

Dissociation refers to a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. Dissociative experiences can range from mild detachment from immediate surroundings to more severe forms, such as dissociative disorders, which involve a significant disruption in normal consciousness, identity, memory, or awareness.

Mood Congruent

This term describes emotions, thoughts, or behaviors that are consistent with the current mood of the individual. For example, a person in a depressive state might have mood-congruent thoughts of sadness or worthlessness.

Mood Incongruent

Opposite to mood congruent, mood incongruent refers to thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that are not consistent with the person's current mood. An example might be a person experiencing depressive symptoms but having grandiose thoughts, which are typically associated with mania.

Somatization

Somatization is the psychological phenomenon where emotional distress or psychological conflict is expressed through physical symptoms. These symptoms cannot be fully explained by a medical condition and often include pain, gastrointestinal issues, or neurological problems.

Amentia and Dementia

  • Amentia: An outdated term historically used to describe severe intellectual disability present from birth or early childhood, characterized by a lack of development in cognitive functions
  • Dementia: A broad term for a decline in cognitive function severe enough to interfere with daily life, often seen in older adults. Dementia is characterized by memory loss, impaired reasoning, and changes in personality. Unlike amentia, dementia usually occurs later in life and involves the deterioration of previously acquired cognitive abilities

Dual Neurosis

A term used to describe the presence of two distinct neurotic conditions in the same individual, such as an anxiety disorder coexisting with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It emphasizes the co-occurrence of different neurotic symptoms or syndromes.

Depersonalization

Definition to be added

Derealisation

Definition to be added

Dysania

The long-term feeling that you're unable to get out of bed.