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Alexithymia

Alexithymia (/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə/, ə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə), also called emotional blindness, is a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by difficulties processing or describing one's emotions.

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Frequency
5% generally, but several times higher in some conditions
Other names
Emotional blindness
Pronunciation
/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə/ · ə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə
Specialty
Clinical psychology, psychiatry

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Alexithymia

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Triples76
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Associated conditions · 17
Alexithymia → ADHD, Alexithymic, AS, ASD, ASDs, Asperger's, Bellgrove, Berthoz, Fitzgerald, Hill, In, Like, On, Research, TAS-20, The, They
related to Assessment · 14
Alexithymia → DDF, DIF, EOT, For, However, PAQ, Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire, Several, Studies, TAS-20, The PAQ, The TAS-20, These, Toronto Alexithymia Scale
related to Relationships · 8
Alexithymia → All, IIP-64, In, Inadequate, Interpersonal Problems, Inventory, The, Their
has treatment · 6
Alexithymia → After, Franklin, Franklin's, Generally, In, Kennedy
has cause · 5
Alexithymia → Early, In, It, These, This
related to Classification · 5
Alexithymia → As, Both, Cognitive, DSM-5, ICD-11
related to Etymology · 5
Alexithymia → In, John Case Nemiah, People, Peter Sifneos, The
Pronunciation · 2
Alexithymia → /əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə/, ə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə
related to Substance abuse, or substance use disorders · 2
Alexithymia → In, There
Frequency · 1
Alexithymia → 5% generally, but several times higher in some conditions

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AlexithymiaFrequency5% generally, but several times higher in some conditions1.00infobox
AlexithymiaOther namesEmotional blindness1.00infobox
AlexithymiaPronunciation/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə/1.00infobox
AlexithymiaPronunciationə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə1.00infobox
AlexithymiaSpecialtyClinical psychology, psychiatry1.00infobox
autisminstance ofthough it is more common for those with conditions0.80text
migraine headachesinstance ofAlexithymia is further linked with disorders0.80text
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irritable bowel syndromeinstance ofAlexithymia is further linked with disorders0.80text
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nauseainstance ofAlexithymia is further linked with disorders0.80text
allergiesinstance ofAlexithymia is further linked with disorders0.80text

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