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SCHIZOPHRENE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patricide
1, record 1, English, patricide
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The action of killing one's father; an instance of this. 2, record 1, English, - patricide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patricide
1, record 1, French, patricide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parricide commis par un sujet schizophrène comporte certaines particularités : le matricide(homicide de la mère) semble plus fréquent que le patricide(homicide du père) et l'association parricide-suicide paraît plus fréquente. 1, record 1, French, - patricide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-12-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- parricide
1, record 2, English, parricide
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- parricide
1, record 2, French, parricide
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parricide commis par un sujet schizophrène comporte certaines particularités : le matricide(homicide de la mère) semble plus fréquent que le patricide(homicide du père) et l'association parricide-suicide paraît plus fréquente. 2, record 2, French, - parricide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Derecho de familia (common law)
- Problemas sociales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- parricida
1, record 2, Spanish, parricida
correct, common gender
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-05-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Sociology of Human Relations
- Human Behaviour
- Clinical Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- expressed emotion
1, record 3, English, expressed%20emotion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- EE 2, record 3, English, EE
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a measure of an individual's critical and/or emotionally overinvolved attitudes toward another person. 2, record 3, English, - expressed%20emotion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Expressed emotion within families was a good predictor of schizophrenia relapse, especially for those with more chronic or long-lasting schizophrenic symptoms. However, the impact of expressed emotion on relapse was greater for depression and for eating disorders than for schizophrenia ... 3, record 3, English, - expressed%20emotion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
high expressed emotion, low expressed emotion 4, record 3, English, - expressed%20emotion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Sociologie des relations humaines
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie clinique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- émotion exprimée
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9motion%20exprim%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- EE 2, record 3, French, EE
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'émotion exprimée(EE) mesure une [...] forme de communication familiale perturbée, notamment le mode de réaction hostile, critique et excessivement impliqué à l'égard du membre schizophrène de la famille [...] 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9motion%20exprim%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
faible émotion exprimée, forte émotion exprimée 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9motion%20exprim%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Clinical Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ego boundary
1, record 4, English, ego%20boundary
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hypothesized boundary between the ego and nonego. 1, record 4, English, - ego%20boundary
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychologie clinique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- limites du moi
1, record 4, French, limites%20du%20moi
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- frontière du moi 1, record 4, French, fronti%C3%A8re%20du%20moi
correct, feminine noun
- démarcation du moi 1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9marcation%20du%20moi
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La perte des limites du moi du schizophrène] correspond à la "spaltung" [Dissociation] dans le domaine de la relation d’objet et de délimitation du soi. 1, record 4, French, - limites%20du%20moi
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-08-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- clinophilia 1, record 5, English, clinophilia
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- clinophilie
1, record 5, French, clinophilie
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comportement d’un individu qui passe son temps couché en dehors des heures habituelles de sommeil. 2, record 5, French, - clinophilie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est une réaction de retrait du milieu social et de désintérêt pour la vie quotidienne familiale et professionnelle. Elle accompagne souvent l'apragmatisme et le repli autistique chez le schizophrène, la crainte d’affronter des difficultés et de devoir prendre des décisions chez le psychastène, la peur d’attraper de nouvelles maladies ou d’aggraver celles qu'il croit avoir chez l'hypocondriaque ou le névrosé anxieux et nosophobique. 1, record 5, French, - clinophilie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- clinofilia
1, record 5, Spanish, clinofilia
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-03-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- thought blocking
1, record 6, English, thought%20blocking
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- obstruction 2, record 6, English, obstruction
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sudden involuntary cessation in the train of thought. 3, record 6, English, - thought%20blocking
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- barrage
1, record 6, French, barrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- obstruction 2, record 6, French, obstruction
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brusque interruption du discours ou de l’activité psychomotrice, liée à un trouble profond du cours de la pensée. 3, record 6, French, - barrage
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est un signe fréquent chez le schizophrène. Le malade, en train de parler, s’arrête au milieu de son récit, puis le reprend après un temps variable de quelques secondes à plusieurs minutes. Pendant ces barrages, le sujet est comme dans l'impossibilité d’exprimer sa pensée. À côté de ce barrage dans la parole, il y a le barrage dans l'attention(quand on parle au malade) et dans les actes(quand il exécute un geste). 4, record 6, French, - barrage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- obstrucción
1, record 6, Spanish, obstrucci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-05-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Clinical Psychology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- thin boundaries 1, record 7, English, thin%20boundaries
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- thin ego boundaries 2, record 7, English, thin%20ego%20boundaries
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
People who are plagued with a lifetime of bad dreams tend to have thin boundaries. People with thin boundaries walk a fine line between reality and illusion and are easily bombarded by outside influences. 1, record 7, English, - thin%20boundaries
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychologie clinique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- affaiblissement des limites du moi
1, record 7, French, affaiblissement%20des%20limites%20du%20moi
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- trouble de la démarcation du moi 2, record 7, French, trouble%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9marcation%20du%20moi
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Perte des limites du moi du schizophrène [...] Elle correspond à la «spaltung» [dissociation] dans le domaine de la relation d’objet et de la délimitation du soi. 2, record 7, French, - affaiblissement%20des%20limites%20du%20moi
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L’affaiblissement de moi avec l’âge expliquerait la difficulté à réprimer les poussées instinctuelles. 3, record 7, French, - affaiblissement%20des%20limites%20du%20moi
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-03-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- word salad
1, record 8, English, word%20salad
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mixture of words and phrases which lack comprehensive meaning or logical coherence, commonly seen in schizophrenic states. 1, record 8, English, - word%20salad
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- salade de mots
1, record 8, French, salade%20de%20mots
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Juxtaposition de mots sans raison apparente, sans lien ni logique. 2, record 8, French, - salade%20de%20mots
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Le discours du malade(schizophrène délirant), mélange confus de termes techniques, vulgaires ou néoformés [...] 3, record 8, French, - salade%20de%20mots
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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