anhedonia /an·he·do·nia/ (an″he-do´ne-ah) inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts.
anhedonia
anhedonia [an″he-do´ne-ah]
anhedonia
an·he·do·ni·a ( n h -d  n- )n. Absence of pleasure from the performance of acts that would normally be pleasurable. |
anhedonia
[an′hēdō′nē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, a + hedone, not pleasure
the inability to feel pleasure or happiness in response to experiences that are ordinarily pleasurable. It is often a characteristic of major depression and schizophrenia. anhedonic, adj.
anhedonia [an″he-do´ne-ah]
inability to enjoy what is usually pleasurable.
anhedonia
Psychiatry Absence of pleasure from activities that are normally or had previously been pleasurable. See Sexual anhedonia. Cf Hedonism.
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