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intellectual impoverishment

intellectual impoverishment

diminished intellectual capacity, such as problem-solving ability and concentration. This condition is observed in many people with schizophrenia, dementia, or depression and in individuals living in a deprived, unstimulating environment. See also poverty of ideas.

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