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arrow Asthenic personality:

6-07-2006
A disorder characterized by lack of enthusiasm, fatigability, lack of capacity for enjoyment, and low tolerance for stress.
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arrow Art therapy:

6-07-2006
Treatment procedure that uses the spontaneous creative work of the patient. For example, group members make and analyze drawings, which are often expressions of their underlying emotional problems.
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arrow Apraxia:

6-07-2006
Loss of inability to make voluntary goal-directed movements.
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arrow Aphasia:

6-07-2006
Disturbance in speech due to organic brain disorder. It is characterized by an inability to express thoughts verbally. There are several types of aphasia: (1) motor aphasia: inability to speak, although understanding remains, (2) sensory aphasia: inability to comprehend the meaning of words or the
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arrow Apathy:

6-07-2006
Want of feeling or affect, lack of interest and emotional involvement in one's surroundings. It is observed in certain types of schizophrenia and depression.
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arrow Anxiety Neurosis:

6-07-2006
A neurosis characterized by panic and anxious overconcern.
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