alexithymia

[ey-lek-suh-thahy-mee-uh]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. difficulty in experiencing, expressing, and describing emotional responses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alexithymia¹

a- ⁶ + Greek léxi ( s ) speech ( alexia ) + -thymia

Example Sentences

But up to 80% of autistic kids have alexithymia, or difficulty identifying and describing one’s own internal emotional state.

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But up to 80% of autistic kids have alexithymia, or difficulty identifying and describing one’s own internal emotional state.

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Partners like Isaac have been edging toward a clinical diagnosis: alexithymia, or the inability to describe your emotions.

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Well, this is another thing I can identify with, and it's called alexithymia.

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As a consequence of blocking these avenues, alexithymia predisposes men to deal with stress in less constructive ways, which may involve externalizing their stress, as in irritable, aggressive and even violent behavior.

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