pseudoneurological

adj. suggesting a neurological condition. The term is generally used in reference to somatization disorder: According to DSM–IV–TR, at least one pseudoneurological symptom must be present in order to diagnose this disorder.

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Psychology term of the day

February 22nd 2025

waking dream

1. an episode of dreamlike visual imagery experienced when one is not asleep. The term is sometimes applied to hallucinations, religious visions, and the like.

2. a dreamlike phenomenon occurring in the Ganzfeld.

3. a dream process in the psychoanalytic theory of British psychiatrist Wilfred Bion (1897–1979).