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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: the body reacts, the word does not arrive. 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 The mind switches off from what is happening now. The body keeps going; presence drops out. Psychology Executive dysfunction When the brain stalls on the functions that start, organise and finish tasks — even when you want to do them. Psychology Fawning An appease response: the fourth F after fight, flight and freeze, in trauma vocabulary. Psychology Gaslighting Making a person doubt, on purpose and repeatedly, what they saw, heard or felt — until they distrust their own mind. Psychology Hyperfixation Attention locked on a topic, task or person until the rest of the world loses volume — hours vanish. Psychology Limerence A state of obsessive occupation by one person: intrusive thought, highs and lows with every signal from them. Psychology Masking Hiding autistic (or ADHD) traits to pass as neurotypical: a script, a smile, a suppressed stim. 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 An automatic yes: anticipating what the other person wants and swallowing your own to keep your place. Psychology RSD Rejection sensitive dysphoria: a sharp drop after a no, a tone, a seen — strong in ADHD community speech. Psychology Rumination Chewing the same episode on a loop — the conversation, the mistake, the seen — without a next step. 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, flapping, 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 the cycle feeds: harm, fear, affection, relief — then again.