symptom formation

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• formation — 1. A f.; a structure of definite shape or cellular arrangement. 2. That which is formed. 3. The act of giving form and shape. SYN: formatio (1) [TA]. concept f. in psychology, the learning to conceive and respond in terms of abstract ideas based… …   Medical dictionary

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• FREUD, SIGMUND — (1856–1939), Austrian psychiatrist and creator of psychoanalysis. Freud was born in the small town of Freiberg, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic). When he was four his family moved to Vienna, where he graduated with distinction from… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy — (ISTDP) is a form of short term psychotherapy developed through empirical research by Habib Davanloo, MD. This article is an introductory overview; those who wish to investigate further are referred to Davanloo s Intensive Short Term Dynamic… …   Wikipedia

• Unconscious — 1) Interruption of awareness of oneself and one’s surroundings, lack of the ability to notice or respond to stimuli in the environment. A person may become unconscious due to oxygen deprivation, shock, central nervous system depressants such as… …   Medical dictionary

• PSYCHIATRY — The Biblical Period References to states of mental disturbance are frequently found in the Bible. Deuteronomy 28:28, 34 views madness as punishment for disobeying the commandments. The tragedy of Saul s last years is ascribed to an evil spirit… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …   Universalium