Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or having alexithymia.
Examples
“If you're alexithymic, you suffer from three main traits:”
The Huffington Post: Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Relationship Epidemic: Shutting Out Body Wisdom
“[RxPG] London, Nov 11 - Are you alexithymic or anhedonic?”
“Highly alexithymic (HA) outpatients are more likely to be female, less likely to have children and are characterized by more somatic-affective symptoms of depression and interpersonal aloofness.”
“The distribution of mood diagnoses, single-episode MDD, recurrent MDD and depressive disorder not otherwise specified was not significantly different among the 3 alexithymic clusters (p >”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘alexithymic’.
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Lingering Irritation
Intensely disliked words from (a) grad program(s) in social sciences. At first they sound tricky and important. Take note! "Modeling is an important aspect in education. Eschew obfuscation."
...zeitgeist, praxis, cathexis, dissertation, reflexive, reflective, empathetic, empathic, paucity, diversity, intervention, efficacy and 23 more...
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juv3nal's Words
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My Lovelies
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Psych words
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bilby "In this same chapter, Goleman describes a class of people, known in the psychiatric literature as alexithymics, who cannot verbalize their feelings, which Goleman equates with not being aware of them. Listening to human beings attempting to communicate about their emotional experience suggests that we are all alexithymic to a significant degree."
- Kevin Langdon, Review of Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman, Noesis #145, November 1999. Oct 15, 2009
vermontster Okay - I actually think this is a fun word. But for me it is highly associated with grad school. My nerdy gift to my fellow predoc interns was a cross-word I made. The clue for the item was something like: not recognizing or able to identify one's emotions. Jun 28, 2008