Author: Glossary
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Auditory hallucination
Perception of sound, most frequently of voices but sometimes of clicks or other noises. An imaginary perception of sounds, usually voices. Auditory hallucinations are a hallmark of psychotic illnesses but are also heard by patients with acquired hearing impairments and by some persons with temporal lobe seizures.
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Hallucination
A sensory perception in the absence of an actual external stimulus; to be distinguished from an illusion, which is a misperception or misinterpretation of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may involve any of the senses. May occur in any of the senses. An imaginary sensation perceived through any of the five senses; the result of alcohol…
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Hallervorden-spatz syndrome
A rare hereditary, degenerative neurological disease, whose onset usually is before adolescence. Symptoms include dystonia, spasticity, and a gradually progressive dementia. Hallervorden-Spatz disease (HSD) is a rare, progressive, neurological movement disorder characterized by extrapyramidal and pyramidal motor symptoms, mental deterioration, and abnormally high deposits of iron in the brain. It is an inherited autosomal recessive…
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Halfway house
A specialized residence for patients who do not require full hospitalization but who need an intermediate degree of domiciliary care before returning to independent community living. A treatment center for alcoholics or other drug addicts where they can receive support and are provided with a retreat to withdraw from addiction. A residential home for a…
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Haldol
Brand name for the conventional antipsychotic drug haloperidol. A commercial preparation of haloperidol.
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Halcion
Brand name for the benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drug triazolam.
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Habit reversal training
A behavioral treatment originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders such as tics, trichotillomania, nail biting, thumb sucking, and skin picking (dermatillomania). It consists of five components: 1) awareness training, 2) competing response training, 3) contingency management, 4) relaxation training, and 5) generalization training.
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Haan
A term that refers to an individual or collective subconscious emotion in Korean people involving suppressed feelings of anger, rage, despair, frustration, holding of grudges, indignation, and revenge. It is considered an important factor in the development of hwa-byung.
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Gynophobia
The fear of women.
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Guilt
Emotion resulting from doing what one conceives of as wrong, thereby violating superego precepts; it results in feelings of worthlessness and at times the need for punishment. Also may be a symptom of several psychiatric disorders, including major depression. A powerful emotion. Results from remorse over events that have already occurred. A painful, inwardly directed…