Definition of the day

Nov 10, 2011 05:49

Anhedonia: The loss of capacity to experience pleasure. The inability to gain pleasure from normally pleasurable experiences. Anhedonia is a core clinical feature of depression, schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses.

An anhedonic mother finds no joy from playing with her baby An anhedonic football fan s not excited when his team wins . An anedonic teenager finds not pleasure from passing the drivng test.

---MedicineNet.com

depression

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