Glossary

The subjective experience of thoughts moving very quickly from topic to topic. Racing thoughts are reported most often by people with mania, hypomania, anxiety and drug intoxication. As the person becomes increasingly unwell will potentially become flight of ideas.

In the normal range of affect, there is variation in facial expression, tone of voice, use of hands, and body movements.

The process of bringing a memory into consciousness. Recall is often used to refer to the recollection of facts, events, and feelings that occurred in the immediate past.

A clear reduction in the expressive range and intensity of affect. The person is able to demonstrate some types of emotion but appears unable to demonstrate others. For example, sadness but not happiness or anger