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hebephrenia

Meaning of "hebephrenia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEBEPHRENIA

New Latin, from Greek hēbē youth + -phrenia mental disorder, from phrēn mind.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HEBEPHRENIA

ˌhiːbɪˈfriːnɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEBEPHRENIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hebephrenia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEBEPHRENIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disorganized schizophrenia

Disorganized schizophrenia, also known as hebephrenia, is a subtype of schizophrenia, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-IV code 295.10. Disorganized schizophrenia is thought to be an extreme expression of the disorganization syndrome that has been hypothesized to be one aspect of a three-factor model of symptoms in schizophrenia, the other factors being reality distortion and psychomotor poverty.

Definition of hebephrenia in the English dictionary

The definition of hebephrenia in the dictionary is a form of pubertal schizophrenia, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, foolish behaviour, and senseless laughter.

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEBEPHRENIA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HEBEPHRENIA

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Synonyms and antonyms of hebephrenia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hebephrenia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEBEPHRENIA

Find out the translation of hebephrenia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hebephrenia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hebephrenia» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

hebephrenia
1,325 millions of speakers
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hebefrenia
570 millions of speakers
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English

hebephrenia
510 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
380 millions of speakers
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فند
280 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
278 millions of speakers
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hebefrenia
270 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
260 millions of speakers
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hébéphrénie
220 millions of speakers
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Hepephrenia
190 millions of speakers
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Hebephrenie
180 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
130 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Hepherenia
85 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
80 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Tamil

பெண் வயதிற்கு வரும் காலத்தில் மருட்சிகளை உண்டாக்கும் மன நிலை
75 millions of speakers
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हेब्रोब्रिनिया
75 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
70 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
65 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
50 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
40 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
30 millions of speakers
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ηβηφρένεια
15 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
14 millions of speakers
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hebephrenia
10 millions of speakers
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hebefreni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hebephrenia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEBEPHRENIA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hebephrenia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEBEPHRENIA»

Discover the use of hebephrenia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hebephrenia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Classification of Endogenous Psychoses and their ...
I will discuss the combinations in the following order: eccentric hebephrenia, foolish hebephrenia, shallow hebephrenia, autistic hebephrenia. In eccentric- foolish hebephrenia stereotypes in conversation are particularly striking; patients  ...
Karl Leonhard, Helmut Beckmann, 1999
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Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary
See synapse; synaptic plasticity. hebephilia Ephebophilia (q.v.). hebephrenia A symptom complex now considered a chronic form of schizophrenia. In  Hecker described hebephrenia and the heboid, and in  Kraepelin included  ...
Robert Jean Campbell, 2009
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Hebephrenia: Annual Winter Madness
The author's recollections of a late December 1987 outdoor camping trip at Nebish Lake in Northern Wisconsin, containing many suggestions for surviving snow camping.
Wendell Nelson, 1997
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Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the Association
Harley Beard, age 19 — High grade moron plus dementia praecox hebephrenia. He killed three people. Albert, age 27 — High grade sociopath plus dementia praecox katatonia. He killed two people in his time. His father is a low grade ...
Ohio State Bar Association. Mid-Winter Meeting, Ohio State Bar Association, 1919
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Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the Association
Harley Beard, age 19 — High grade moron plus dementia praecox hebephrenia. He killed three people. Albert, age 27 — High grade sociopath plus dementia praecox katatonia. He killed two people in his time. His father is a low grade ...
Ohio State Bar Association, 1919
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Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association....
Harley Beard, age 19 — High grade moron plus dementia praecox hebephrenia. He killed three people. Albert, age 27 — High grade sociopath plus dementia praecox katatonia. He killed two people in his time. His father is a low grade ...
Ohio State Bar Association. Meeting, 1919
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Neither the infectious and toxic insanities nor the manic-depressive form are peculiar to youth. Further they already have distinguishing appellations. Another point of importance is the use of the term hebephrenia. Hebephrenia implies ...
‎1905
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Furthermore, the term hebephrenia is apt to convey to the mind of the student that there are special and distinguishing features presented by its history and symptoms, whereas it is in reality the simple expression of dementia praecox, and it ...
‎1905
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The American Journal of Psychology
occurring in youth is described as hebephrenia, " characterized by the change in the superficial emotional conditions ; odd, fantastic delusions, eccentric behavior; and the quick passage to dementia." Arndt, (Lehrbuch der Psychiatrie, 1883, p.
Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener, Karl M. Dallenbach, 1891
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The Dublin Journal of Medical Science
either a complication or the result of pre-existent progressive paresis. — Am. Journal of Nerv. and Ment. Dis. On Hebephrenia — Dr. Fric, of Wurzburg, contributes to the Allgemeine Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie an article on this form of mental ...
‎1883

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEBEPHRENIA»

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What is disorganized schizophrenia (hebephrenia)? What causes …
Disorganized schizophrenia, or hebephrenia (hebephrenic schizophrenia ) is one of several subtypes of schizophrenia, a chronic (long-term) ... «Medical News Today, Jun 10»
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