Question

Define the following terms associated with mental illness (10-30 words each)

4.1) Anhedonia

4.2) Avolition

4.3) Catatonia

4.4) Clang association

4.5) Echolalia

4.6) Flight of ideas

4.7) Obsession

4.8) Waxy flexibility

4.9) Tangentiality

Answer 1

4.1) Anhedonia is characterized by the lack of interest or the pleasure in the general activities in the life. It may be the key symptom of the depression. It may be due to higher exposure of the stress or the anxiety.

4.2) Avolition is the medical term describing the lack of motivation and it is the key symptom of schizophrenia

4.3) Catatonia is the state of psycho-motor immobility along with the behavioral abnormality characterized by the stupor.

4.4) Clang associations are associated with the inability to communicate and are commonly seen in bipolar disorders as well as schizophrenia

4.5) Echolalia is defined as the meaningless repetition of words made by the another person

4.6) Flight of ideas is a type of the rapid flow of thought, typically manifested by aggravated speech generally in manic disorder.

4.7) Obsession is characterized by the developments of the irrational thoughts, specilly in case of the anxiety and may develop the anxiety

4.8) Waxy flexibility is a characterized muscle rigidity; in this the patient retains the posture as though made of wax. It is the type of the psychomotor symptoms of catatonia

4.9) Tangentiality is the tendency to speak about the other unrelated topic in place of the main topic and it is the common feature of the schizophrenia