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Xenomelia
Non-acceptance of one or more of one's own extremities and the resulting desire for elective limb amputation or paralysis.
Delusional Parasitosis
Characterized by a fixed, false belief that a skin infestation exists. Typically manifested as a crawling and pin-pricking sensation that is most commonly described as involving perceived parasites crawling upon or
burrowing into the skin, sometimes accompanied by an actual physical sensation.
burrowing into the skin, sometimes accompanied by an actual physical sensation.
Visual Agnosia
A condition in which a person can see but cannot recognize or interpret visual information, due to a disorder in the parietal lobes.
When you have visual agnosia those perceptions become jumbled and you can no longer associate the correct meaning with the correct object so you might think that its a great idea to shake hands with a grandfather clock.
When you have visual agnosia those perceptions become jumbled and you can no longer associate the correct meaning with the correct object so you might think that its a great idea to shake hands with a grandfather clock.
the Cotard Delusion
A rare mental illness in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are already dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs.
Alexithymia
Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self. The core characteristics of alexithymia are marked dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating.
Catalepsy
A morbid condition characterized by waxy rigidity of the limbs, a trancelike state and constantly maintained immobility, lack of response to stimuli, mutism, and inactivity. Occurs with some psychoses, especially catatonic schizophrenia. Humans with catalepsy may remain in one position for minutes, days, or even longer. This apathetic condition may end as suddenly as it begins.
Autophagia
Autophagia is one name for both the process of eating parts of one’s own body and a term used to describe a psychological condition marked by the desire to do so.
Anhedonia
The two main types of anhedonia are social and physical anhedonia. Social anhedonia is a disinterest in social contact and a lack of pleasure in social situations. Physical anhedonia is an inability to feel tactile pleasures such as eating, touching, or sex.
