| manifestation | Something that manifest or constitutes on expression of something else: a perceptible, outward or visible expression. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| behavioural manifestation | A manifestation characterised by defects in personality structure and attendant behaviour with minimal anxiety and little or no sense of distress, indicative of a psychiatric disorder; occasionally encephalitis or head injury will produce the clinical picture which is properly diagnosed as chronic brain disorder with behavioural manifestation's. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychophysiologic manifestation | A manifestation characterised by the visceral expression of affect, the symptoms due to a chronic and exaggerated state of the physiologic expression of emotion with the feeling repressed; such manifestation's are commonly characteristic of psychosomatic disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychotic manifestation | A manifestation characterised by thoughts, feelings, and behaviour evidencing a varying degree of personality disintegration and distortion or falsification of reality in various spheres; persons exhibiting such a manifestation fail in effective relationships to other people or to their work. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurotic manifestation | A manifestation characterised by such defenses as conversion, dissociation, displacement, phobia formation, or repetitive thoughts and acts being utilised to handle anxiety; in contrast to psychotic manifestation's, gross distortion or falsification of reality is not exhibited, and gross disintegration of the personality is not usually observed. (05 Mar 2000) |