| 释义 |
prepsyˈchotic, a. (n.) Psychol.
[pre- B. 1.]
Of or relating to symptoms, or to the period of time, prior to the onset of a psychosis. Also as n. Hence prepsyˈchotically adv.
1927Henderson & Gillespie Text-bk. Psychiatry ix. 218 Are there certain pre-psychotic traits which indicate a severer grade of disturbance in the event of a psychosis developing? 1931Internat. Jrnl. Psycho-Anal. XII. 298 (title) Ego defence and the mechanism of oral ejection in schizophrenia: the psycho-analysis of a pre-psychotic case. 1935Brit. Jrnl. Med. Psychol. XV. 140 By ‘pre⁓psychotic’ I mean someone who is showing ominous signs of an impending psychosis but who is not yet frankly psychotic. 1941Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 16 Aug. 522/1 A severe hypotension, which existed prepsychotically as well as during the course of the psychosis, has been improved. 1959H. Nielsen Fifth Caller iii. 48 There was a tragic case—a man, prepsychotic, who needed expert attention. 1977Time 4 Apr. 41/2 Tom Verlaine..delivers raw, jabbing vocals in a declamatory, prepsychotic style similar to Patti Smith's. 1977Lancet 27 Aug. 449/1 There are no doubt prepsychotics who abuse alcohol. |