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Alexithymia

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alexithymia
class of disease
Subclass ofagnosia, disease Edit
Part ofpsychological terminology Edit
Studied bypsychiatry Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry, psychology Edit
Hashtagalexithymia Edit
Measurement scaleToronto Alexithymia Scale Edit

Alexithymia (/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə/, ə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə), dem sanso call emotional blindness,[1] be a neuropsychological phenomenon wey be characterized by difficulties processing anaa describing one ein emotions.[2]

Alexithymia dey occur insyd 5% of de general population, though e be more common for those plus conditions such as autism (50%),[3] post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 42%),[4] den cancer (37%).[5]

E be often associated plus difficulties insyd attachment den interpersonal relations.

Etymology

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Dem introduce de term alexithymia by psychotherapists John Case Nemiah den Peter Sifneos insyd 1970 to describe a particular psychological phenomenon.[6][7][8][9] De word be formed by combining de alpha privative prefix ἀ- (a-, wey dey mean 'not') plus λέξις (léxis, wey dey refer to 'words') den θῡμός (thȳmós, wey dey denote 'disposition,' 'feeling,' anaa 'rage') insyd a way wey be like "dyslexia".[10]

Insyd ein literal sense, alexithymia dey signify de "inability to describe feelings correctly".[9] People wey exhibit alexithymic traits anaa characteristics commonly be referred to as alexithymics anaa alexithymiacs.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "The Emotional Blindness of Alexithymia". Scientific American Blog Network (in English). Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ↑ Preece, David A.; Gross, James J. (2023-12-01). "Conceptualizing alexithymia". Personality and Individual Differences. 215 112375. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112375. ISSN 0191-8869.
  3. ↑ Kinnaird, Emma; Stewart, Catherine; Tchanturia, Kate (January 2019). "Investigating alexithymia in autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis". European Psychiatry (in English). 55: 80–89. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.09.004. ISSN 0924-9338. PMC 6331035. PMID 30399531.
  4. ↑ Putica, Andrea; Van Dam, Nicholas T.; Steward, Trevor; Agathos, James; Felmingham, Kim; O'Donnell, Meaghan (1 January 2021). "Alexithymia in post-traumatic stress disorder is not just emotion numbing: Systematic review of neural evidence and clinical implications". Journal of Affective Disorders. 278: 519–527. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.100. ISSN 0165-0327. PMID 33017680.
  5. ↑ Liu, Yaxin; Du, Qiufeng; Jiang, Yunlan (2023-11-07). "Prevalence of alexithymia in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Supportive Care in Cancer (in English). 31 (12): 675. doi:10.1007/s00520-023-08106-6. ISSN 1433-7339. PMID 37932546.
  6. ↑ John (1970). "Affect and fantasy in patients with psychosomatic disorders". In Hill, Oscar W. (ed.). 'Modern Trends in Psychosomatic Medicine. Vol. 2. London: Butterworths. pp. 26–34. ISBN 978-0-407-31301-9. ISSN 0091-343X.
  7. ↑ Bar-On R, Parker JD (2000). The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence: Theory, Development, Assessment, and Application at Home, School, and in the Workplace. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0-7879-4984-6. pp. 40–59
  8. ↑ Taylor GJ & Taylor HS (1997). Alexithymia. In M. McCallum & W.E. Piper (Eds.) Psychological mindedness: A contemporary understanding. Munich: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates pp. 28–31. ISBN 9780805817225
  9. 1 2 "Stichwort Alexi | thymie". Duden. Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke. Software für PC-Bibliothek. Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut.
  10. ↑ "alexithymic - definition of alexithymic in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Mark A (2005). "Organizing emotions in health care". Journal of Health Organization and Management. 19 (4–5): 277–289. doi:10.1108/14777260510615332. PMID 16206913.
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