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anhedonia

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an·he·do·ni·a  (nh-dn-)
n.
The absence of pleasure or the ability to experience it.

[New Latin anhdonia : Greek an-, without; see a-1 + Greek hdon, pleasure; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

anhe·donic (-dnk) adj.
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Noun1.anhedonia - an inability to experience pleasure
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"


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Among them, Lee found that for boys, anhedonia was predicted by career indecision and negativity-passivity was predicted by ego identity more strongly for Japanese and Korean boys than for Japanese and Korean girls.
The distraction of experiencing something, anything, was better than consistent anhedonia.
Similarly, in an anhedonia test, the CPF-exposed group showed a decreased preference for chocolate milk versus water.
 
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