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Abreaction An emotional release or discharge after recalling a painful exper . . .
Abulia A lack of will or motivation which is often expressed as inabilit . . .
Acalculia The loss of a previously possessed ability to calculate mathemati . . .
Acculturation Difficulty A problem stemming from an inability to . . .
Acetylcholine A neurotransmitter in the brain, which helps to regulate memory, . . .
Acting Out This is the process of expressing unconscious emotional conflicts . . .
Actualization The realization of ones full potential intellectual, psychologica . . .
Acute Dystonia An extrapyramidal symptom caused by some antipsychotics which tak . . .
Acute Schizophrenia (a-cute skiz-o-fre-ne-ah) The height of symptoms of schizophrenia . . .
Adiadochokinesia The inability to perform rapid alternating movements of one or m . . .
Affect pattern of observable behaviours which is the expression of a sub . . .
Affective Disorder (ah-feck-tiv dis-or-der) A mental disorder in which the main symp . . .
Affective Flattening Limited range and intensity of emotional expression. A negative s . . .
Affective Symptoms Symptoms of schizophrenia that relate to mood or emotional expres . . .
Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI) The mild disturbance in memory function . . .
Agitation Excessive motor activity that accompanies and is associated with . . .
Agnosia Failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory . . .
Agnostic Alexia words can be seen but cannot be read.
Agonist Medication A chemical entity that is not naturally occuring within the body . . .
Agoraphobia literally a fear of the market place. Generally high levels of an . . .

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