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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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Dunlop's impression is that atypical antipsychotics may be particularly effective as adjunctive therapy for the anhedonic symptoms of depression, though there are no solid data to back that up.
And in his "Answers to Correspondents" he assaults the American anhedonic tradition and makes fun of all those who are distressed by the phenomenon of people who take pleasure in the odd drink, or smoking ("you never try to find out how much solid comfort, relaxation and enjoyment a man derives from smoking in the course of a lifetime").
Psychological hedonism and the nature of motivation: Bertrand Russell's anhedonic desires.
 
 
 
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