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Aprosexia: Pathological Inability to Focus
Aprosexia is the severe or absolute inability to sustain mental attention, representing a profound breakdown...
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Appersonation: Identity Blurring in Psychopathology
Appersonation is a psychopathological symptom and psychoanalytic construct where an individual unconsciously or delusionally adopts...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Apastia: Understanding Pathological Food Refusal
Apastia is the clinical and psychiatric refusal or cessation of food intake. Learn about its...
November 1, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anxiety Reaction: Clinical Roots and Dynamics
An anxiety reaction is an acute or prolonged psychophysiological response characterized by subjective apprehension, autonomic...
October 30, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anorexia: The Psychology of Starvation
An authoritative academic guide on anorexia nervosa, exploring its clinical etiology, diagnostic criteria, neurobiology, and...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anergia: Understanding Pathological Fatigue
Explore anergia: its definition, neurobiological foundations, diagnostic assessment, and clinical differentiation from fatigue and anhedonia.
October 9, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anankastic Personality: Order, Control, and Rigidity
An exhaustive academic exploration of anankastic personality, detailing its diagnostic history, theoretical foundations, psychopathology, and...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Ambulatory Schizophrenia: The Masked Psychosis
Explore the clinical construct of ambulatory schizophrenia, its historical origins under Gregory Zilboorg, theoretical foundations,...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Ambitendency: Motor Conflict in Catatonia
Ambitendency is a psychomotor and catatonic sign characterized by the simultaneous emergence of contradictory motor...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Allusive Thinking: Subtle Loosening of Thought
Allusive thinking is a subtle cognitive phenomenon characterized by an imprecise, diffuse mode of conceptualization...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Allopsychic Delusion: Externalizing Reality
An allopsychic delusion is a psychopathological symptom where an individual holds fixed, false beliefs directed...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Allophasis: Speech Incoherence in Psychiatry
Explore allophasis: its clinical definition, etymology, historical evolution, and role in understanding incoherent speech and...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti