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Thought sonorization

Thought sonorization A combined term for Gedankenlautwerden and Écho de la pensée ("thought echo") Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Thought insertion

Thought insertion A false belief that certain of one's thoughts are not one's own but rather inserted into one's mind.   Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Thought blocking

Thought blocking Thought blocking, also referred to as thought withdrawal , refers to an abrupt stop in the middle of a train of thought; the individual might or might not be unable to continue the idea. This is a type of formal thought disorder that can be seen in schizophrenia . Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Temper outburst

Temper outburst An emotional Outburst is usually associated with children or those in emotional distress and is characterized by stubbornness crying, screaming Defiance angry ranting a resistance to tries to pacification and in some cases hitting. Physical control may be lost the person may be unable to remain still and even if the goal of the person is met, he or she may not be calmed. Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Telegrammatic or telegraphic speech

Telegrammatic or telegraphic speech In telegraphic speech conjunctions and articles are missed out; meaning is retained, and few words are used. Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Taijin kyofusho

Taijin kyofusho Japanese for the interpersonal fear disorder. It is a cultural syndrome characterized by anxiety about avoidance of interpersonal situations do the thought, feeling, or conviction that one's appearance and actions and social interactions are inadequate or offensive to others. Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Tactile hallucinations

Tactile hallucinations Hallucinations involve the perception of being touched or having something under one's skin. The most common ones are the sensation of electric shocks and formication. Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Synesthesia

Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia, synaesthesia, or synesthesia—plural synesthesiae), from the Greek "syn-" meaning union and "aesthesis" meaning sensation, is a neurological phenomenon in which two or more bodily senses are coupled. For instance, a person may hear colours. The stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.

Susto

Susto A cultural explanation for distress and misfortune prevalent among some Latinos in the United States among people in Mexico and Central America and South America. It is not recognized as an illness category among Latinos in the Caribbean. It's an illness attributed to different events that cause a soul to leave the body and results in unhappiness and sickness as well as difficulties in function and key social roles. Symptoms may appear at any time from days to years after the frightening experience. In extreme cases, it may result in death. There is no specific information about his symptoms however symptoms that are often reported include appetite disturbances inadequate, excessive sleep troubled sleep or dreams feelings of sadness low self-worth interpersonal sensitivity and lack of motivation to do anything. Somatic symptoms accompanying it may include muscle aches and pains cold in the extremity headache stomachache and diarrhoea. Precipitating events are diverse includin

Subsyndromal

Subsyndromal Below a specified level or threshold required to qualify for a condition. Copyright Notice Adapted from Wikipedia. Text is available under the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 ; additional terms may apply.