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Anaclitic
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Anaclitic In psychoanalytic terminology, dependence of the infant on the mother or mother substitute for a sense of well-being. This is considered normal behavior in childhood, but pathologic in later years.
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Dependence
A state of absolute need, both physical and psychological.
Infant
A child under a year of age.
Childhood
1. The time for a boy or girl from birth until he or she is an adult. 2. The more circumscribed period of time from infancy to the onset of puberty.
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Ambivalence
The coexistence of contradictory emotions, attitudes, ideas, or desires with respect to a particular person, object, or situation. Ordinarily, the ambivalence is not fully conscious and suggests psychopathology only when present in an extreme form.
Amimia
A disorder of language characterized by an inability to make gestures or to understand the significance of gestures.
Amines
Organic compounds containing the amino group. Amines such as epinephrine and norepinephrine are significant because they function as neurotransmitters.
Amnesia
Loss of memory. Types of amnesia include: anterograde Loss of memory of events that occur after the onset of the etiological condition or agent. retrograde Loss of memory of events that occurred before the onset of the etiological condition or agent.
Amok
A culture specific syndrome from Malay involving acute indiscriminate homicidal mania.
Anaclitic
Anal stage
The period of pregenital psychosexual development, usually from 1 to 3 years, in which the child has particular interest and concern with the process of defecation and the sensations connected with the anus. The pleasurable part of the experience is termed anal eroticism.
Anamnesis
The developmental history of a patient and of his or her illness, especially recollections.
Anankastic personality
Synonym for obsessive-compulsive personality.
Anhedonia
Inability to experience pleasure from activities that usually produce pleasurable feelings. Contrast with hedonism.
Anima
In Jungian psychology, a person's inner being as opposed to the character or persona presented to the world. Further, the anima may be the more feminine "soul" or inner self of a man, and the animus the more masculine soul of a woman.
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Dependence
A state of absolute need, both physical and psychological.
Infant
A child under a year of age.
Childhood
1. The time for a boy or girl from birth until he or she is an adult. 2. The more circumscribed period of time from infancy to the onset of puberty.
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PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Ambivalence
The coexistence of contradictory emotions, attitudes, ideas, or desires with respect to a particular person, object, or situation. Ordinarily, the ambivalence is not fully conscious and suggests psychopathology only when present in an extreme form.
Amimia
A disorder of language characterized by an inability to make gestures or to understand the significance of gestures.
Amines
Organic compounds containing the amino group. Amines such as epinephrine and norepinephrine are significant because they function as neurotransmitters.
Amnesia
Loss of memory. Types of amnesia include: anterograde Loss of memory of events that occur after the onset of the etiological condition or agent. retrograde Loss of memory of events that occurred before the onset of the etiological condition or agent.
Amok
A culture specific syndrome from Malay involving acute indiscriminate homicidal mania.
Anaclitic
Anal stage
The period of pregenital psychosexual development, usually from 1 to 3 years, in which the child has particular interest and concern with the process of defecation and the sensations connected with the anus. The pleasurable part of the experience is termed anal eroticism.
Anamnesis
The developmental history of a patient and of his or her illness, especially recollections.
Anankastic personality
Synonym for obsessive-compulsive personality.
Anhedonia
Inability to experience pleasure from activities that usually produce pleasurable feelings. Contrast with hedonism.
Anima
In Jungian psychology, a person's inner being as opposed to the character or persona presented to the world. Further, the anima may be the more feminine "soul" or inner self of a man, and the animus the more masculine soul of a woman.
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