Personality Disorders — Even though upsetting behavior is as old as the human condition, systematic attention to disorders of the personality appears relatively late in the development of psychiatry. On the whole, the asylum generation of psychiatrists had little to… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
personality — /perr seuh nal i tee/, n., pl. personalities. 1. the visible aspect of one s character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality. 2. a person as an embodiment of a collection of qualities: He is a curious personality. 3. Psychol. a.… … Universalium
personality — 1. The unique self; the organized system of attitudes and behavioral predispositions by which one feels, thinks, acts, and impresses and establishes relationships with others. 2. An individual with a particular p. pattern. affective p. a chronic… … Medical dictionary
asthenic — 1. Relating to asthenia. 2. Denoting a thin, delicate body habitus. * * * as·then·ic as then ik adj 1) of, relating to, or exhibiting asthenia: DEBILITATED 2) characterized by slender build and slight muscular development: ECT … Medical dictionary
asthenic — adj. describing a personality characterized by low energy, susceptibility to physical and emotional stress, and a diminished capacity for pleasure … The new mediacal dictionary
Dependent personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.7 ICD 9 301.6 … Wikipedia
disorder — A disturbance of function, structure, or both, resulting from a genetic or embryonic failure in development or from exogenous factors such as poison, trauma, or disease. adjustmen … Medical dictionary
Ernst Kretschmer — Infobox Scientist name = Ernst Kretschmer box width = image size =150px caption = Ernst Kretschmer birth date = October 8 1888 birth place = Wüstenrot death date = February 8 1964 death place = Tübingen residence = citizenship = nationality =… … Wikipedia
Kretschmer, Ernst — born Oct. 8, 1888, Wüstenrot, Ger. died Feb. 8, 1964, Tübingen, W.Ger. German psychiatrist. In his best known work, Physique and Character (1921), he attempted to correlate body build and physical constitution with character and mental illness,… … Universalium
Moral insanity — (insanity without hallucinations or delusions). See Prichard, James Cowles (1835). Distinction between momentary symptom picture and underlying disease process in psychiatry (1844). To some extent, physicians have always been aware that the … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Dementia praecox — An article by Eugen Bleuler on dementia praecox (1911) Dementia praecox (a premature dementia or precocious madness ) refers to a chronic, deteriorating psychotic disorder characterized by rapid cognitive disintegration, usually beginning in the… … Wikipedia