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HYPOMANIC PERSONALITY

A personality pattern disturbance characterized by a mild degree of exhilaration and overactivity Hypomanics are enthusiastic, gregarious, lively individuals constantly

HYSTERICAL PERSONALITY

A personality trait disturbance characterized by immature, self-centered behavior with frequent emotional outbursts and histrionic display.Most hysterical personalities are women.

HOMEOSTASIS

The process of maintaining constancy or equilibrium in the physiological activities of the organism. The normal functioning of all parts

HYPOGLYCEMIA, IDIOPATHIC

Aform of hypoglycemia, or low blood- sugar level, that occasionally runs in families.Children who are afflicted with this disorder not

HOMOSEXUALITY (ETIOLOGY AND THERAPY)

Erotic relationships between members of the same sex, ranging from sexual fantasies through kissing and mutual masturbation to oral or

HYPOGLYCEMIC STATES

Acute but transitory mental symptoms occasionally associated with a deficiency of blood sugar There is no single psychological pattern, but

HOMOSEXUALITY (Female)

Homosexuality is considerably less prevalent among women than among men. In the Kinsey studies (1948, 1953), 28 per cent of

HOMOSEXUALITY (Male)

Male homosexuality, like female homosexuality, takes a number of forms: the latent type, in which there is an attraction to

HORNEY, KAREN (1885-1952)

as a Freudian analyst. She came to this country in the early 1930s, and soon after founded an association and

HOSTILITY

Persistent anger accompanied by an intense urge to retaliate.Hostility is a common feature of normal behavior but may also be

HUMORAL THEORY

The theory that ascribes personality characteristics to the effects of bodily fluids, or “humors.”The humoral theory is the oldest known

HUNGER DRIVE

Hunger has been studied more intensively than any otherdrive, yet its exact mechanism is still in doubt. Newer investigations, however,

HUNTINGTON’S CHOREA

A rare degenerative disease of the central nervous system, characterized by choreiform movements and mental deterioration.Huntington’s chorea was named after

HYDROCEPHALY

An enlargement of the head resultingfrom excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles (open spaces) of the brain (internal

HYDROTHERAPY

The use of water in the treatment of diseaseHydrotherapy of one kind or another is as old as the history

HYPERMNESIA

Extreme retentiveness of memory, excessive memory activity, or unusual clarity of memory images.Hypermnesia occasionally occurs in normal individuals who are

HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME

A psychophysiologic (psychosomatic) disorder of the respiratory system characterized by repeated anxiety attacks accompanied by “overbreathing”—that is, the patient breathes

HYPNAGOGIC STATE

The drowsy, trancelike state between sleeping and waking.During the hypnagogic period some people experience transient, dreamlike fantasies which have been

HOARDING

The drive to save appears to be a dominating characteristic in certain individuals. Such people derive basic satisfaction simply from

HYPOCALCEMIA

An endocrine disorder most commonly caused by removal or damage to the parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy. Damage to these glands