Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. hysterical amnesia

hysterical amnesia

hysterical amnesia

an older name, now rarely encountered, for a disorder characterized by inability to recall traumatic or anxiety-provoking events, such as experiences associated with guilt, failure, or rejection. See dissociative amnesia.

Related Terms

scheme

scheme n. a cognitive structure that contains an organized...

Box–Cox transformation

Box–Cox transformation a transformation that enables the re...

subjective scoring

subjective scoring see objective scoring.

crib death

crib death see sudden infant death syndrome.

Cloninger’s alcoholism typology

Cloninger’s alcoholism typology a two-part classification f...

agitophasia

agitophasia n. very rapid and cluttered speech in which sou...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter H

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact