pica

pica

Pica is a disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (clay, sand, metalic objects...etc etc). For these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more than one month at an age where eating such objects is considered developmentally inappropriate. There are different variations of pica, as it can be from a cultural tradition, acquired taste or a neurological mechanism such as an iron deficiency, or chemical imbalance.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Health care
Category: Psychiatry
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

psychoanalysis

Health care; Psychiatry

A school of psychology and a method of treating mental disorders.

psychosomatic disorder

Health care; Psychiatry

One of the most common psychiatric disorders found in general practice. It is a condition of dysfunction or structural damage in bodily organs through inappropriate activation of ...

psychotherapy

Health care; Psychiatry

An intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychotherapists to aid a or in problems of living. Also known as the treatment of people diagnosed with mental and ...

instinct

Health care; Psychiatry

Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

suicide

Health care; Psychiatry

The deliberate taking of one's own life.

alcoholism

Health care; Psychiatry

Physical dependence on alcohol to the extent that stopping alcohol use will bring on withdrawal symptoms. In popular and therapeutic parlance, the term may also be used to refer ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Sysop02

0
Terms
0
Blossaries
1
Followers

Industry/Domain: Advertising Category: Television advertising

Pvr (personal video recorder)

A generic term for a device that is similar to a VCR but records television data in digital format as opposed to the VCR's analogue format. PVRs have ...