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Psychology

Terms for emotional patterns, neurodiversity and clinic talk that leaked into the feed.

22 entries

Psychology ADHD Acronym for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a neurodevelopmental diagnosis of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that gets in the way of life in more than one setting. Psychology Alexithymia Difficulty identifying and naming what one feels, as if the inner vocabulary came thin. Psychology Anhedonia Loss of the ability to feel pleasure in things that used to yield taste. Psychology AuDHD A portmanteau of autism + ADHD: the nickname for autism and ADHD in the same person — two diagnoses, not a third disorder. Psychology Autistic burnout A lasting exhaustion after masking and overload: skills drop, the body asks for seclusion. Psychology Body doubling Working beside someone — or a presence on a screen — so the start of the task happens. Psychology Dissociation Switching off from present experience: the body continues, presence drops in degrees. Psychology Executive dysfunction A jam in the functions that start, sequence and finish tasks, even when there is will. Psychology Fawning An appease response: the fourth F after fight, flight and freeze, in trauma vocabulary. Psychology Gaslighting Making someone doubt their own perception, on purpose, until the inner floor gives way. Psychology Hyperfixation Attention locked on an object, topic or person until the rest of the world loses volume. Psychology Limerence A state of obsessive occupation by a person, with highs and lows tied to any signal from them. Psychology Masking Hiding autistic or ADHD traits to pass as neurotypical: social script, smile, imitation. Psychology PDA An acronym used two ways: pathological demand avoidance (a demand-avoidant profile) and, in another field, public display of affection. Psychology People pleasing Anticipating other people's wants and yielding one's own to keep the peace and a place in the group. Psychology RSD Acronym for rejection sensitive dysphoria: a disproportionate pain at a rejection signal, common in ADHD speech. Psychology Rumination Looping the same episode in thought without reaching an exit. Psychology Sensory overload When light, sound, smell or touch pass the limit and the system jams or blows. Psychology Special interest The topic that organises attention, speech and time, especially for autistic people. Psychology Stimming A repeated movement or sound that regulates the system: rocking, clicking, repeating a phrase. Psychology Time blindness Difficulty sensing time passing: five minutes and two hours weigh the same until lateness arrives. Psychology Trauma bonding Attachment that strengthens in the cycle of harm and reconciliation, not despite it.