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t. e. Torporis a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually marked by a reduced body temperatureand metabolic rate. Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability.[1] The term "torpor" can refer to the time a hibernatorspends at low body temperature, lasting days to weeks, or it can refer to a period ...
Stupor. Stupor. A patient in catatonic stupor. Specialty. Neurology, Psychiatry. Stupor is the lack of critical mental function and a level of consciousness, in which an affected person is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain. [ 1] The word derives from the Latin stupor ("numbness, insensibility").
Sensory desire ( kāma cchanda ): seeking for pleasure through the five senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and physical feeling. Ill-will ( vyāpāda; also spelled byāpāda ): feelings of hostility, resentment, hatred and bitterness. Sloth-and-torpor ( thīna - middha ): half-hearted action with little or no effort or concentration.
Glossary of psychiatry. This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe.
Benzodiazepines (lorazepam challenge), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) [ 1] Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric behavioral syndrome that is characterized by abnormal movements, immobility, abnormal behaviors, and withdrawal. [ 2][ 3] The onset of catatonia can be acute or subtle and symptoms can wax, wane, or change during episodes.
Acute stress reaction ( ASR, also known as psychological shock, mental shock, or simply shock[ a]) and acute stress disorder ( ASD) is a psychological response to a terrifying, traumatic or surprising experience. Combat stress reaction (CSR) is a similar response to the trauma of war. The reactions may include but are not limited to intrusive ...
Type B. Type B is a behavior pattern that is lacking in Type A behaviors. A-B personality is a continuum over which one either leans to be more Type A or Non Type A (Type B). [ 21] The hypothesis is that Type B individuals are noted to live at lower stress levels.
Other specified dissociative disorder ( OSDD) is a mental health diagnosis for pathological dissociation that matches the DSM-5 criteria for a dissociative disorder, but does not fit the full criteria for any of the specifically identified subtypes, which include dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, and depersonalization ...