elective mutism
1Elective mutism — Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True elective mutism may be a reaction to a traumatic event, the aftermath of an injury to the mouth or throat, particularly if it is painful …
2elective mutism — n. voluntary mutism, mutism caused by psychogenic reasons, mutism that is voluntary on the part of a patient …
3elective mutism — …
4Mutism — The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who was mute was said to be dumb, not in the sense of being stupid, but in the sense of being devoid of the power of speech. The term mutism is …
5Mutism, elective — Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True elective mutism may be a reaction to a traumatic event, the aftermath of an injury to the mouth or throat, particularly if it is painful …
6mutism — n. inability or refusal to speak. Innate speechlessness most commonly occurs in those who have been totally deaf since birth (deaf mutism). Inability to speak may result from brain damage (see aphasia). It may also be caused by depression,… …
7Selective mutism — Articleissues expert = PsychologyInfobox Disease Name = Selective mutism Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|F|94|0|f|90 ICD9 = ICD9|309.83 ICD9|313.23 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001546 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2660 MeshID =… …
8voluntary mutism — n. elective mutism, mutism caused by psychogenic reasons, mutism that is voluntary on the part of a patient …
9Мутизм (Mutism) — органическое или функциональное отсутствие способности говорить; утрата дара речи. Врожденное отсутствие способности говорить чаще всего наблюдается у совершенно глухих с рождения людей (глухонемота (deafmutism)). Утрата способности говорить… …
10МУТИЗМ — (mutism) органическое или функциональное отсутствие способности говорить; утрата дара речи. Врожденное отсутствие способности говорить чаще всего наблюдается у совершенно глухих с рождения людей (глухонемота (deafmutism)). Утрата способности… …
