alexithymia
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Alexithymia
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Emotional blindness
- Medical condition.field
- Clinical psychology, psychiatry
- Medical condition.frequency
- 10% (lifetime risk)
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- Etymology
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- Cognitive behavioral model
- Psychoanalytic model
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- Substance abuse, or substance use disorders
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Alexithymia (, ), also called emotional blindness, is a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by difficulties processing or describing one's emotions.
Alexithymia occurs in approximately 10% of the population and often co-occurs with various mental or neurodevelopmental disorders. It is often associated with difficulties in attachment and interpersonal relations.
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