| ADC | adult day care [facility]; affective disorders clinic; Aid to [Families with] Dependent Children; AI... |
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| ADRDA | Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Association |
| ANAD | anorexia nervosa with associated disorders |
| ASDC | American Society of Dentistry for Children; Association of Sleep Disorders Centers |
| AUDIT | alcohol use disorders identification test |
| histrionic personality | A personality in which a person, typically immature, dependent, self-centreed, and often vain, exhibits unstable, overreactive, and excitable behaviour intended to gain attention even though he or she may not be aware of this intent. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| histrionic personality disorder | An individual who is dramatic, engaging, self-centreed and attention seeking. (27 Sep 1997) |
| shut-in personality | A person who responds inadequately to contacts with other people. (05 Mar 2000) |
| narcissistic personality | A psychoanalytic term meaning self-love. (12 Dec 1998) |
| narcissistic personality disorder | An individual with an inflated sense of self-importance. (27 Sep 1997) |
| neurasthenic personality | An obsolete term for a condition characterised by some of the following features: poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, and feelings of hopelessness. In its most severe form it may become a chronic disturbance of mood called dysthymia (depressive neurosis) in which a depressive mood accompanies the features listed above. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dependent personality | A personality in which a person passively allows others to assume responsibility for making decisions affecting him/her, characterised by a lack of self-confidence and an inability to function independently. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dependent personality disorder | An individual who fears separation and engaging othhers to assume responsibility (27 Sep 1997) |
| syntonic personality | A stable personality, one characterised by even temperament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dual personality | A mental disturbance in which a person assumes alternately two different identities without either personality being consciously aware of the other. See: multiple personality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inadequate personality | A personality disorder, characterised by personal and social ineptness plus emotional and physical instability, which renders the individual unable to cope with the normal vicissitudes of life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obsessive-compulsive personality | The personality of an individual whose overriding personal needs are manifested by a rigid, pervasive pattern of perfectionism and inflexibility, as he or she continually strives for clearly unattainable goals, to the point that such behaviour frequently interferes with the actual completion of tasks and projects. Synonym: obsessive personality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obsessive-compulsive personality disorder | A psychological disorder with a pervasive pattern of inflexible perfectionism which begins by early adulthood as indicated by many of the following symptoms: an unattainable perfectionism with overly strict standards which often make it impossible to complete a task; preoccupation with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or scheduling to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost; unreasonable insistence that others submit to exactly his or her way of doing things; an unnecessary, excessive devotion to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships; rumination to the point of indecisiveness; (6) overconscientiousness about matters of morality, ethics, or values; (7) restricted expression of affection; (8) lack of generosity in giving time, money, or gifts when no personal gain is likely to result; and (9) an inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value. Synonym: obsessional neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obsessive personality | The personality of an individual whose overriding personal needs are manifested by a rigid, pervasive pattern of perfectionism and inflexibility, as he or she continually strives for clearly unattainable goals, to the point that such behaviour frequently interferes with the actual completion of tasks and projects. Synonym: obsessive personality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| type a personality | Established behaviour pattern characterised by excessive drive and ambition, impatience, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, and poorly contained aggression. (12 Dec 1998) |