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hebephrenia
[ hee-buh-free-nee-uh ]
noun
Psychiatry.
- a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, or silly behavior, intellectual deterioration, and hallucinations, frequently beginning insidiously during adolescence.
hebephrenia
/ ˌhiːbɪˈfriːnɪə; ˌhiːbɪˈfrɛnɪk /
noun
- a form of pubertal schizophrenia, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, foolish behaviour, and senseless laughter
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Derived Forms
- hebephrenic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· [hee-b, uh, -, fren, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hebephrenia1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hebephrenia1
C20: New Latin, from Greek ŧŧ youth + -phrenia mental disorder, from ŧ mind
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No; for when a young man begins to suffer from what the doctors call hebephrenia, the farther he draws away from such snares the nearer he gets to them.
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Let us recall also the mental troubles, the psychoses designated by the name hebephrenia.
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Here they show nothing characteristic of the well-known dementing processes, as hebephrenia, for example; but very frequently, although quite young, their entire manner and behavior suggest a certain dilapidation and deterioration.
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