A disturbance in affective and cognitive function that overlaps diagnostic entities but is common is psychosomatic disorders, addictive disorders, and post traumatic stress disorder. The chief manifestations are difficulty in describing or recognizing one’s own emotions, a limited fantasy life, and general constriction in the affective life.
2006-10-14 17:21:02 · 5 answers · asked by Iconoclast 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
That was the answer I gave you, and yes, it's definitely obscure! I guess I answered about a minute too late. Probably the first time I've used the word since my Psychology courses.
2006-10-14 17:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by dh1977 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alexithymia Pronunciation
2017-02-20 13:16:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
egregious according to probability? a million. remarkable in some undesirable way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. 2. Archaic. popular or eminent. Conspicuously undesirable or offensive
2016-10-16 05:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still seems to be a form of 'disassociation'.
Cool! I'm going to remember this word.
a‧lex‧i‧thy‧mi‧a /ˌeɪlɛksəˈθaɪmiə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ey-lek-suh-thahy-mee-uh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun Psychiatry. difficulty in experiencing, expressing, and describing emotional responses.
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[Origin: a-6 + Gk léxi(s) speech (see alexia) + -thymia]
2006-10-14 17:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by Funky_Medema 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think I just heard about that in the movie Lucky Number Slevin - didn't he say he had that?
2006-10-14 18:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by ravenwood4455 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋