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More about this list The twenty-fourth entry is o internamento compulsivo , and it is the one term on this page an English reader is most likely to get wrong. The adjective looks like « compulsive », and « compulsive » is a word this very list needs elsewhere, for a compulsão : it names something driven from inside the person, against their own judgement — a compulsive gambler, a compulsive checker, a compulsive liar. Compulsivo here says the opposite. The pressure is external, it arrives from a court, and the English for it is « compulsory »: compulsory admission, a compulsory order, compulsory schooling. Both adjectives descend from the same Latin compellere , to drive together, to force, and only modern use split them — one force working from within, the other from without. The working rule is short. Where the sentence names an authority, write « compulsory »; where it names a symptom, write « compulsive ». Rendering o internamento compulsivo as compulsive admission says that the patient could not stop admitting himself, which is not what any judge decided.
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Adjective (1)
Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective stands
psicomotor psychomotor Adjective C2 O atraso psicomotor é visível já na marcha. The psychomotor slowing can already be seen in the way she walks.
Noun (m) (15)
Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo
o diagnóstico diferencial the differential diagnosis Noun (m) C2 O diagnóstico diferencial começa por excluir causas do corpo. The differential diagnosis begins by ruling out physical causes.
o início do quadro the onset Noun (m) C2 O início do quadro foi lento e difícil de datar. The onset was slow and hard to date.
o episódio the episode Noun (m) C2 O episódio passou ao fim de algumas semanas. The episode passed after a few weeks.
o episódio depressivo the depressive episode Noun (m) C2 O episódio depressivo trouxe cansaço e sono partido. The depressive episode brought tiredness and broken sleep.
o delírio the delusion Noun (m) C2 O delírio mantém-se apesar de todas as provas em contrário. The delusion holds despite all the evidence against it.
o afeto plano the flat affect Noun (m) C2 O afeto plano dá à voz um tom sempre igual. Flat affect gives the voice one unchanging tone.
o embotamento afetivo the blunted affect Noun (m) C2 O embotamento afetivo reduz a resposta a boas e a más notícias. Blunted affect lowers the response to good news as much as to bad.
o estupor the stupor Noun (m) C2 No estupor não há movimento nem fala. In stupor there is neither movement nor speech.
o pensamento intrusivo the intrusive thought Noun (m) C2 O pensamento intrusivo aparece sem ser chamado. The intrusive thought turns up without being called.
o ataque de pânico the panic attack Noun (m) C2 O ataque de pânico chega ao auge em poucos minutos. A panic attack reaches its peak within a few minutes.
o internamento involuntário the involuntary admission Noun (m) C2 O internamento involuntário está preso a regras estritas. Involuntary admission is bound by strict rules.
o internamento compulsivo the compulsory admission Noun (m) C2 O internamento compulsivo é decidido por um juiz. Compulsory admission is decided by a judge.
o plano de crise the crisis plan Noun (m) C2 O plano de crise é escrito enquanto a pessoa está bem. The crisis plan is written while the person is well.
o modelo de recuperação the recovery model Noun (m) C2 O modelo de recuperação olha para a vida e não só para os sintomas. The recovery model looks at the life and not only at the symptoms.
o estigma the stigma Noun (m) C2 O estigma faz muita gente adiar o pedido de ajuda. Stigma makes a great many people put off asking for help.
Noun (f) (12)
Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo
a anedonia the anhedonia Noun (f) C2 A anedonia tira o gosto até ao que era preferido. Anhedonia takes the pleasure even out of what used to be the favourite thing.
a mania the mania Noun (f) C2 Na mania a pessoa dorme pouco e fala sem parar. In mania a person sleeps little and talks without stopping.
a hipomania the hypomania Noun (f) C2 A hipomania é mais discreta e passa muitas vezes despercebida. Hypomania is quieter and often goes unnoticed.
a perturbação do pensamento the formal thought disorder Noun (f) C2 A perturbação do pensamento nota-se na forma e não no tema. Formal thought disorder shows in the form and not in the subject.
a agitação the agitation Noun (f) C2 A agitação levou a pessoa a andar de um lado para o outro. The agitation drove the person to pace from one side to the other.
a ruminação the rumination Noun (f) C2 A ruminação volta sempre ao mesmo ponto sem solução. Rumination keeps coming back to the same point without a solution.
a obsessão the obsession Noun (f) C2 A obsessão impõe-se contra a vontade da pessoa. The obsession imposes itself against the person’s will.
a compulsão the compulsion Noun (f) C2 A compulsão alivia a tensão durante pouco tempo. The compulsion relieves the tension only briefly.
a evitação the avoidance Noun (f) C2 A evitação vai estreitando a vida de quem a pratica. Avoidance gradually narrows the life of whoever practises it.
a dissociação the dissociation Noun (f) C2 Na dissociação a pessoa sente-se fora de si própria. In dissociation a person feels outside herself.
a ânsia de consumo the craving Noun (f) C2 A ânsia de consumo aparece em vagas e volta a descer. The craving comes in waves and goes down again.
a aliança terapêutica the therapeutic alliance Noun (f) C2 A aliança terapêutica leva tempo a construir. The therapeutic alliance takes time to build.
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