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alexithymic, a. and n. Psychol.|eɪlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪk|
[f. a- 14 +Gr. λέξις speech + θῡµ-ός soul + -ic.]
A. adj. Displaying or characterized by an inability to recognize and express emotions.
B. n. An alexithymic person.
1972P. E. Sifneos Short-Term Psychotherapy vi. 81 Schizophrenic patients who are notorious for having ‘a lack of affect’ can at times have violent emotional explosions... The ability, then, not only to recognize and express emotions but also to verbalize them is significant... I would like to introduce the term alexithymic..to describe patients who present these difficulties. 1976[see alexithymia]. 1979Amer. Jrnl. Psychotherapy XXXIII. 18 Alexithymic individuals generally are unable to put their emotions into words. 1982London Rev. Bks. 15 July–4 Aug. 21/4 Alexithymics are, quite simply, bores. 1983Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry CXL. 1308/1 Once someone can be called alexithymic a more comprehensive understanding of that individual follows. |