alexithymia

Noun CEFR C1

əˌlɛk.sɪˈθaɪ.mi.ə

Definitions

A deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.

Equivalents

Españolalexitimia

Françaisalexithymie

DeutschAlexithymie Gefühlsblindheit Gefühlslegasthenie

8 more languages

العربيةأَلِكْسِيثَيْمِيَا لَامُفْرَدَاتِيّة

Ελληνικάαλεξιθυμία

Suomialeksitymia

Italianoalessitimia

日本語アレキシサイミア

Polskialeksytymia

Portuguêsalexitimia

Русскийалекситими́я

Examples

“Finally, schizophrenic disorders involve ⟳ impairments of perceptions, including hallucinations and delusions, symptoms that often impair patients’ social and occupational functioning and can create ⟳ alexithymia (Maggini and Raballo 2004; van ‛t Wout et al. 2007), an inability to recognize one’s own ⟳ feelings.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

alexithymic Alexius alexjejewite alexkhomyakovite Alexondra Alexopoulos

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