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Psychiatry
The practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders
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alexithymia
Health care; Psychiatry
The term was coined by Dr Peter Sifneos to describe a condition where the person is unable to put into words the emotions he feels.
Alice in wonderland experience
Health care; Psychiatry
In Alice in wonderland experience subjects perceive objects (including animals and other humans, or parts of humans, animals, or objects) as appearing substantially smaller than in reality. ...
alliteration
Health care; Psychiatry
Alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighbouring words. For example, "When I struck and slapped my humble horse, he began to run rapidly."
alogia
Health care; Psychiatry
Literally , this term means "not having words". This refers to poverty of speech generally seen in chronic psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. This may be seen in advanced dementia too.
amok
Health care; Psychiatry
A rare culture bound syndrome in which the subject (known as a pengamok) suddenly withdraws from his peers and family and gets violent towards people around him and may also use whatever weapon ...
mata galap
Health care; Psychiatry
A rare culture bound syndrome in which the subject (known as a pengamok) suddenly withdraws from his peers and family and gets violent towards people around him and may also use whatever weapon ...
anosognosia
Health care; Psychiatry
Anosognosia is a phenomenon in which a patient usually suffering from stroke is unaware and indifferent towards his disability. Hemiasomatognosia is a subtype of anosognosia in which the person ...
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