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 . . .