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anankastic personality — /an euhn kas tik, an ang / a personality syndrome characterized by obsessional or compulsive traits. [ < Gk anankastikós compulsory, coercive, equiv. to anankast(ós) forced (adj. deriv. of anankázein to force, compel, v. deriv. of anánke force … Useful english dictionary
Anankastic — may refer to:* anankastic conditional, a grammatical construction * Obsessive compulsive personality disorder, also called Anankastic personality disorder … Wikipedia
Personality Disorders — Even though upsetting behavior is as old as the human condition, systematic attention to disorders of the personality appears relatively late in the development of psychiatry. On the whole, the asylum generation of psychiatrists had little to… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60 ICD 9 301.9 … Wikipedia
Personality disorder not otherwise specified — Personality disorder, unspecified Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.9 ICD 9 301.9 … Wikipedia
personality disorder — n a psychopathological condition or group of conditions in which an individual s entire life pattern is considered deviant or nonadaptive although the individual shows neither neurotic symptoms nor psychotic disorganization * * * a deeply… … Medical dictionary
anankastic — an·an·kas·tic or an·an·cas·tic .an (.)an kas tik n of, relating to, or arising from compulsion esp. in an obsessive or compulsive neurosis <an anankastic reaction> * * * adj. describing a collection of longstanding personality traits,… … Medical dictionary
personality disorder — a deeply ingrained and maladaptive pattern of behaviour, persisting through many years. It is usually manifest by the time the individual is adolescent. The abnormality of behaviour must be sufficiently severe that it causes suffering, either to… … The new mediacal dictionary
anankastic — adj. describing a collection of longstanding personality traits, including stubbornness, meanness, an overmeticulous concern to be accurate in small details, a disposition to check things unnecessarily, severe feelings of insecurity about… … The new mediacal dictionary
anankastic — adjective /ænənˈkæstɪk/ a) obsessive compulsive, usually with reference to personality disorders b) imperative, used for example to name the grammatical construction … Wiktionary
