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Bleuler, Eugen

[bloi′lər]

Etymology: Swiss psychiatrist, 1857-1939

a pioneer investigator in the fields of autism and schizophrenia. Bleuler introduced the term schizophrenia to replace dementia praecox and identified four primary symptoms of schizophrenia, known as Bleuler's "4 As": ambivalence, associative disturbance, autistic thinking, and affective incongruity.

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Jung schizophrenia			The term autism was coined in the early part of the 20th century by a researcher named Bleuler, who included it in his "group of schizophrenias. "I know you are, but what am I?": a reflective essay on possible ... by Robinson-Neal, Andree / The Exceptional Parent Prior to Kanner's use of the term, Eugen Bleuler included the term "autism" in early diagnoses of schizophrenia as a means of referring to the impaired social interest observed in schizophrenic patients. The mainstreaming requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities ... by McDonough, Conor B. / Fordham Urban Law Journal Eugen Bleuler, Sigmund Freud, and other psychiatrists and psychologists consider ambivalence in general as a source of undesirable stress. "Trapdoors into a bottomless past": V.S. Naipaul's early ambivalent ... by Ramraj, Victor J. / Journal of Caribbean Literatures			blepharoadenitis blepharoadenoma blepharoatheroma blepharochalasis blepharoclonus blepharoconjunctivitis blepharodermatomycosis blepharoedema blepharokeratoconjunctivitis blepharoncus blepharophimosis blepharoplasty blepharoplegia blepharoptosis blepharoptosis adiposa blepharopyorrhea blepharorrhaphy blepharospasm blepharostat blepharostenosis blepharosynechia blepharotomy Blessed Thistle Blessig's cysts Bleue du Nord Bleuler blight Blighted Ovum blind Blind Biopsy blind fistula blind fouls blind grass blind gut blind intubation blind loop Blind Loop Syndrome blind quarter Blind Review blind spot Blind Spot Syndrome Blind Study blind testing BLIND-DATE Blinded Medications blindfolding blindgut Blinding blindness blindness, color blindness, legal			blethering blethering blethers blethers bletherskate bletherskates bletia Bletia striata Bletiana Bletilla Bletilla striata Bletonism BLETP Bletting bleu bleu bleu bleu Bleu Brillant G bleu cheese bleu cheese dressing Bleu Ciel Bleu de Bromothymol Bleu Krystal Média Bleu Medical Needle Bleu Nuit Éditeur Bleu Picard Bleu, Blanc, Rouge Bleue du Nord Bleuler Bleuler, Eugen BLEVE Bleve Incident Simulator Blevins Franks Financial Management Ltd. blew blew blew blew blew blew blew a fuse blew a fuse blew a fuse blew a fuse blew a gasket blew a gasket blew a gasket blew a gasket blew a hole blew a hole blew a hole blew a kiss blew a kiss blew a kiss blew a kiss Blew Away Blew Away Blew Away Blew Away blew away the cobwebs

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