Category: E

Included in this group are functional encopresis and functional enuresis. Psychiatric classification for encopresis, or soiling, and enuresis, or bedwetting.  

A graphic (voltage vs. Time) depiction of the brain’s electrical potentials (brain waves) recorded by scalp electrodes. It is used for the diagnosis of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders (especially seizure disorders) and in neurophysiological research. Sometimes used interchangeably with electrocorticogram and depth record, in which the electrodes are in direct contact with brain tissue. A…

The female Oedipus complex; an infrequently used term describing the pathological relationship between a woman and a man based on unresolved developmental conflicts partially analogous to the Oedipus complex in a man. Excessive emotional attachment of a daughter to her father. A condition in which a girl feels sexually attracted to her father and sees…

Brand name for the monoamine oxidase (MAO) b inhibitor drug selegiline.  

Brand name (now discontinued) for the tricyclic antidepressant drug amitriptyline.  

An unconscious process consisting of expansion and embellishment of detail, especially with reference to a symbol or representation in a dream. In body metabolism, the formation of complex compounds from simpler substances (e.g., formation of proteins from amino acids).  

Unusually vivid and apparently exact mental image; may be a memory, fantasy, or dream.  

Referring to aspects of a person’s behavior, thoughts, and attitudes that are viewed by the self as acceptable and consistent with the total personality and sense of self. Contrast with ego-dystonic. To something that is consistent with the individual’s self-image. In accordance with an individual’s inherent sense of identity, as opposed to being discordant or…

The ability of the ego to execute its functions, to mediate between the external world, the id, and the superego effectively and efficiently, so that energy is left over for creativity and other integrative activities. Among specific functions that may be assessed in determining ego strength are judgment, reality testing, regulation of drives, defensive functions,…