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Incongruent mood
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Incongruent moodIncongruent mood refers to the mood disorders:depressions and bi-polar disorders.
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Mood
A pervasive and sustained emotion that colors the perception of the world. Common examples of mood include depression, elation, anger, and anxiety. In contrast to affect, which refers to more fluctuating changes in emotional "weather," mood refers to a more pervasive and sustained emotional "climate." Types of mood include: dysphoric, elevated, euthymic, expansive, irritable.
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Incoherence
Speech or thinking that is essentially incomprehensible to others because words or phrases are joined together without a logical or meaningful connection. This disturbance occurs within clauses, in contrast to derailment, in which the disturbance is between clauses. This has sometimes been referred to as "word salad" to convey the degree of linguistic disorganization. Mildly ungrammatical constructions or idiomatic usages characteristic of particular regional or cultural backgrounds, lack of education, or low intelligence should not be considered incoherence. The term is generally not applied when there is evidence that the disturbance in speech is due to an aphasia.
Incompetent
1. Unable to make rational decisions. 2. Not functioning properly.
Incompetent cervix
When the muscles of the cervix are too weak to hold a baby through pregnancy. A stitch may be placed at the opening of the cervix to hold it together. See cerclage.
Incontinence
Involuntary voiding of the bladder or bowel.
Incorporation
A primitive defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which the psychic representation of a person, or parts of the person, is figuratively ingested.
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Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
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Inova Health System
The Inova Health System is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
IGF-1
IGF-1 refers to crucial blood protein produced in the liver in response to stimulation by growth hormone.
IGF-2
IGF-2 refers to a single chain polypeptides involved in development and growth. .
Incongruent mood
Inolet
Inolet refers to a type of insulin injection used to treat diabetes.
Insulin-like growth factor 1
Insulin-like growth factor 1 refers to a protein hormone similar in molecular structure to insulin.
Insulin-like growth factor 2
Insulin-like growth factor 2 refers to a fetal promoter of cell proliferation that is involved in some forms of cancer and overgrowth syndromes in humans.
Insurance
Insurance refers to a contract in which one party agrees to pay for another party's financial loss resulting from a specified event .
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Mood
A pervasive and sustained emotion that colors the perception of the world. Common examples of mood include depression, elation, anger, and anxiety. In contrast to affect, which refers to more fluctuating changes in emotional "weather," mood refers to a more pervasive and sustained emotional "climate." Types of mood include: dysphoric, elevated, euthymic, expansive, irritable.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Incoherence
Speech or thinking that is essentially incomprehensible to others because words or phrases are joined together without a logical or meaningful connection. This disturbance occurs within clauses, in contrast to derailment, in which the disturbance is between clauses. This has sometimes been referred to as "word salad" to convey the degree of linguistic disorganization. Mildly ungrammatical constructions or idiomatic usages characteristic of particular regional or cultural backgrounds, lack of education, or low intelligence should not be considered incoherence. The term is generally not applied when there is evidence that the disturbance in speech is due to an aphasia.
Incompetent
1. Unable to make rational decisions. 2. Not functioning properly.
Incompetent cervix
When the muscles of the cervix are too weak to hold a baby through pregnancy. A stitch may be placed at the opening of the cervix to hold it together. See cerclage.
Incontinence
Involuntary voiding of the bladder or bowel.
Incorporation
A primitive defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which the psychic representation of a person, or parts of the person, is figuratively ingested.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
The Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
Inova Health System
The Inova Health System is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
IGF-1
IGF-1 refers to crucial blood protein produced in the liver in response to stimulation by growth hormone.
IGF-2
IGF-2 refers to a single chain polypeptides involved in development and growth. .
Incongruent mood
Inolet
Inolet refers to a type of insulin injection used to treat diabetes.
Insulin-like growth factor 1
Insulin-like growth factor 1 refers to a protein hormone similar in molecular structure to insulin.
Insulin-like growth factor 2
Insulin-like growth factor 2 refers to a fetal promoter of cell proliferation that is involved in some forms of cancer and overgrowth syndromes in humans.
Insurance
Insurance refers to a contract in which one party agrees to pay for another party's financial loss resulting from a specified event .
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