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7. Abstraction of mind
Inattention of mind
A destructive symptom, something in the mind has been lost
Here the person is totally out of reality, separated from the rest of the world. This state is going to schizophrenia usually found after the use of psychodelic drugs.
Important medicine is Nux.m
Important sub rubric. Driving the car when.

8. Absurd
Ridiculously unsuitable, unreasonable or foolish

9. Abusive
Person is in the habit of employing harsh insulting languages. These words used by him as a routine
He may abuse the doctor who treated earlier
They usually have the habit of insulting people
Abusive may be a nature of a person or it can be a changed state without the involvement of any other faculty.
But cursing is due to some provocation by somebody or some provocative ideas (in Malayalam shapikuka).
Swearing. A lady after a heated exchange with another lady makes an oath to inflict a misfortune to that lady who was in confrontation with her.
Also usually found in drug addicts
Important sub rubrics. Children-parents, Children insulting parents, Husband insulting wife before children

10. Activity desires
Constantly being engaged in action, too busy, preoccupied by only performance, a demand for action. But the net result is fruitless. Also a desire to do something despite physical incapacity.
Usually found in Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis

11. Acuteness 
Acuteness of the mind means high perception, sharpness, keenness, being extra ordinary, highly sensible individuals. He can use his mental faculty without getting tired and who can undertake any mental work without being confused.- shroud personalities.

12.Adaptability loss of
Those who find it very difficult to adjust to the situation or surroundings.
May occur in paranoid schizophrenia
Important medicine is Anaholinum

13. Admiration
A high degree of pleasure in himself or others, a feeling of delighted, a high opinion of. Who like to admire frequently.
Occur in narcissist personality disorder.

14. Admonition <
Aggravation from even gentle or mild advice or friendly reproach.
Here the person feels excited or get angry or has a strong aversion to any advice or word of caution given to him either by an elderly person or a friend.
Usually found in paranoid schizophrenia & in behavioral personality disorders.

Important medicines are Bell
Nux.v - will be easily offended and mortified even by slight admonition
Calc - will weep
Nit.acid - hate the person for a slight offence
Carcinocin - fastidious in everything, cannot accept the facts
Platina - is haughty & cannot tolerate to be admonished by any one.

15. Adulterous
A person having sexual relationship with a female other than his lawful wife. Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone else.
Occur in behavioral disorders & antisocial personality disorders.

16. Affability
The quality of being pleasant and at ease in talking to others. He may be extremely gentle and polite to others including those who are his enemies.

17. Affectation

Artificial behavior designed to impress others
Unnatural behavior, the actors, the great pretenders, they are giving a show. They want to give an impression that they posses something unnatural and which they don't have.
Showing feelings that are not natural

18. Affection
A tender attachment, emotion

19. Affectionate
A person having affection or warm regards beyond normal limits which may become a cause of concern.
People with settled goodwill, love & attachment
They are warm, friendly, sensitive, nice persons

20.Afraid
Filled with fear and apprehension
Alarm and agitation caused by the expectation or realization of danger.
Usually found in phobia and schizophrenia

21. AGILITY MENTAL
The quality of being quick and resourceful. This person shows a high degree of intelligence. The condition can be seen in certain children, who are so quick that before the teacher completes the questions, are ready with answer.

22. AGITATION
The state of being mentally excited or disturbed. A tremulous and disturbed state of mind or inviting public attention to a controversial matter or issues
A person feels that his circumstances are not in accordance with his thoughts, due to some cause or provocation or he feels disturbed, when things are moving in the opposite direction against his intention. So he may have some ailments as he feels agitated in his mind, which may be a cause of his illness.

23. AGONY
Intense pain of mind or body. Usually found in depression cases.

24. AGORAPHOBIA
Abnormal fear in open places

25. AILMENTS FROM
Causation, complaints since that incident. Patient's suffering may be due to fear, fright, sadness, disappointed love or mortification.

Important sub rubrics are
Ambition deceived
Business failure
Disappointment
Discard between chief and subordinates
Domination parental control excessive
Love from disappointments
Reputation loss of

26.AIR CASTLE
Making theories or thinking in such a way which may not be practicable. Imaginative plan without any head or tail which keep the mind busy. This type of people are very imaginative and less practical. Usually found in schizophrenia and in personality disorders.

27. ALCOHOLISM
Continued, excessive and/or compulsive use of alcoholic drinks.

28. ALERT
Vigilantly attentive, quick. Mentally perceptible and quick

29.ALIENATED
Indifference to those formerly attached. Made unfeeling

30. ALONE BEING
Isolated, separated from others without any aid or support

31. ALOOF
Reserved, keeping distance especially in social relations. These are people who would like to remain alone perpetually and are quite comfortable when alone.

32. ALTERNATING MENTAL
Happenings occur in succession or in turn. There is a successive change of symptoms at alternating intervals, at one time on mental plane, other time on physical plane.

33. AMATIVENESS
'Some part of me wants to run away with any attractive person I meet'. A disposition to love. These patients also may have an increased sexual desire and they constantly dwell on sexual matters.

34. AMBITIOUS
An ardent desire for rank, fame or power. Whenever such desires are not fulfilled and the person feels that, he has lost the game or goal. A person work hard to achieve a goal but he does not succeed, due to this failure, his ambition remain unfulfilled and he become lazy and frustrated. His present ailments may be due to this condition.

One sub rubric is Indolence - inactivity arising from indisposition to labor Eg. Promotion

35. AMOROUS
An intense desire for love particularly sexual. Greatly attracted towards sexual matters even in thoughts or dreams. Practical indulgence in sex is not necessary, but it is the diversion of mental energy towards that side.

Compare with Lasciviousness : Extreme desire for sex, always devoting his energy towards this type of lustful desire. He may be sick and still he is asking the physician whether he has to observe any restriction on sex. In lasciviousness, a person is much more attracted towards sexual thoughts and act.
Lewdness. The sexual thoughts may not be predominating but the person desires to expose the body. She will leave them uncovered in such a manner that she remains exposed. This is a voluntary act.
Shameless. Patient always seem to be half naked or talk in a shameless manner which is noticed by all but she does not pay attention to her dress or talk. This is an involuntary act.

36. AMNESIA
A gap in one's memory. Loss of memory usually due to a brain injury, shock, fatigues, illness .
Usually seen after an organic brain disorder or shock
Compare with Forget full. A weakness of memory. May occur in multiple personality disorders, pseduoamnesic depression, sleep walking disorder etc.

37.AMUSMENT

People who desire as well as averse to entertainment, to distraction, to play, to passing their time in idle way. Aversion or desire from a particular type of amusement is relevant if he had an attachment or hatred with such things earlier.
'Diversion, entertainment or occupation' means devoting mental or physical energy towards something by which one may feel physically or mentally relaxed. But in amusement it is only a pleasure, which he derives from doing the act.
Eg. In Baryta carb. The patient is too timid, he will not like to amuse himself, too bashful, afraid to be laughed at. He is sitting somewhere in the corner alone, not participating in any games.
In Lilium tig. She is too busy, but does not amuse herself. They are very difficult to please, they have religious fanaticism and ideas- according to them it is a mere waste of time. Actually they don't really perform something, but they feel they should.
May occur in depression and schizophrenia

38. ANARCHIST
Opposite is Dictatorial
One who rebels against anything or rule or ruling power. They use violent means to overthrow the established order. A person who believes all governments should be abolished.

39. ANGER
A strong feeling of displeasure, usually of antagonism. An outburst of passion or expression due to some provocation. When the feelings of a person are injured, he gets angry but this is something common. When a person get angry at conditions like contradiction, interruption, consolation etc. it becomes a point of reference. Suppressed anger or conditions arising as a result of anger also falls within the range of this rubric.

36. AMNESIA
A gap in one's memory. Loss of memory usually due to a brain injury, shock, fatigue, illness .
Usually seen after an organic brain disorder or shock

Compare with Forgetful. A weakness of memory. May occur in multiple personality disorders, pseudoamnesic depression, sleep walking disorder etc.

37.AMUSEMENT
People who have desire as well as aversion to entertainment, to distraction, to play, to pass their time in idle way. Aversion or desire from a particular type of amusement is relevant if he had an attachment or hatred with such things earlier.'Diversion, entertainment or occupation' means devoting mental or physical energy towards something by which one may feel physically or mentally relaxed. But in amusement it is only a pleasure, which he derives from doing the act. eg. Baryta carb, the patient is too timid, he will not like to amuse himself, too bashful, afraid to be laughed at. He is sitting somewhere in the corner alone, not participating in any games. Lilium tig, She is too busy to have no amusement herself. They are very difficult to please, they have religious fanaticism and ideas -according to them it is a mere waste of time. Actually they don't really perform something, but they feel they should. May occur in depression and schizophrenia

38. ANARCHIST
Opposite is Dictatorial
One who rebels against anything or rule or ruling power. They use violent means to overthrow the established order. A person who believes all governments should be abolished.

39. ANGER
A strong feeling of displeasure, usually of antagonism. An outburst of passion or expression due to some provocation. When the feelings of a person are injured, he gets angry but this is something common. When a person get angry at conditions like contradiction, interruption, consolation etc it become a point of reference. Suppressed anger or conditions arising as a result of anger also fall within the range of this rubric.

40. ANGUISH
A state of being extremely distressed by emotions or pain- an anxiety with physical sufferings. The pain can be in the bodily or mental plane. An extreme anxiety, it is felt clearly with bodily symptoms of sweating, palpitation, oppression or nervousness. Here the patient's tolerance to endure mental or physical pain is very low. eg. When one of elders said something disagreeable to a person, which he felt too much but could not say anything as he is having much regard for him. Due to this he developed some physical ailments.

41. ANIMALS LOVE FOR
Persons having excessive attachment or love for animals. Cannot bear the pain or anything happen to them.

42. ANIMATION
The state of being full of life, jest and vigour. The person develops mental or physical aggravation from a state of being full of life. May occur in drug abuse or maniac disorder.

43. Annoyance (see Irritability)
44. Anorexia mentalis & Nervosa
A forceful unwillingness to eat. Loss of appetite as a result of some psychological disorder or other illness.

45. ANSWERS

Something spoken in return to a satisfying question
Abruptly - To answer in an unexpected manner
Shortly - in a short manner, every answer is very short which may or may not cover the point.
Curtly - in a curt manner, the reply is a type of annoying or irritable manner
Averse to - does not want to answer, averse to answer to any question.
Snappishly - in an abrupt manner

46. ANTAGONISM WITH HERSELF
Actively expressed opposition, the condition of being an opposing force or factor, a contradiction in his will. eg. When a woman goes for shopping she is unable to decide which particular design or colour will suit her. The same thing happens with the case of deciding her carrier or anything like that.

47. ANTHRAPOPHOBIA
Fear of men. The object of fear may vary from robbers, physicians, strangers etc. They usually stay indoors, will not like to mingle with people around them. This is an abnormal behavior, since they have some mental disorder. May occur in phobia, homosexuality & battered child syndrome.

48. ANTICIPATION
Ailments or complaints arising as a result of thinking an event to take place- usually a good thing-the completion of a particular job assigned to a particular person. This state is usually seen when a person has to appear for an examination or marriage or for a new event. May occur in anxiety neurosis also

49. ANTICS
Grotesquely ludicrous act or action. A childish or foolish behavior. This is commonly observed in children who are in the habit of making fun and gesticulating in classroom. A natural phenomena, but can happen involuntarily in diseased condition or in elders also

50. ANTISOCIAL
Opposed to the good of society or to the principles of society.

51. ANXIETY
Painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind usually over an impeding or anticipating ill. A strong concern about some imminent development or strong desire mixed with doubt and fear, for some event or issue with strong dominating blend of uncertainty. An abnormal or overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by such physical symptoms as tension, tremor, sweating, increased pulse rate etc.
Fear: The difference between fear and anxiety has to be understood clearly. In anxiety there may not be an apprehension of something going to happen, but it is definitely felt under fear with excited feeling. Fear has a definite cause.

52. APATHY
Want of feeling, emotion or interest. A sense of aversion to certain matters to which he should be normally attached. Here we come across a person who have full of emotions once but has suddenly developed an indifference to the surroundings. He has absolutely no feeling for others.

53. APHASIA
Loss of power of speech or the understanding of speech or impairment of the same usually results from a brain lesion. This damage is most commonly due to a CVA affecting the brocas area. The patient can hear and understand others quite nicely but will not able to be express his own speech. Also a person who talks in a modified speech may be seen under the rubric-speech
Related defect of speech under - mistakes, forgetfulness etc.

54. APPRECIATION LONGS FOR
Desire to get approval, gratitude or good opinion

55. APPREHENSION
Fear with an element of doubt & expectation of something unpleasant to happen. This is a case of exaggerated anxiety with an element of fear and suspicions where by the patient becomes extremely nervous with fear. For eg: A few days before declaring the examination results students become extremely apprehensive even though they had written it well. The apprehension should be weighed carefully whether it come under Anxiety or Fear.

56. APPROACHED
Drawing near of others aggravates

57. ARDENT
Extremely eager, enthusiastic, devoted faithful person for any purpose. These individuals are very particular in whatever work is entrusted to him and work with his full zeal but is very sensitive to the most trifling ailments. He cannot tolerate the least injustice. Excess ardor is usually associated with mania.

58. ARGUING
Giving reason to believe or against something. To give proof or evidence. One important medicine is Nux mosc

59. ARGUMENTATIVE
Controversial, easily provoked to arguments with others.

60. ARROGANCE
A feeling of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner. Whenever a person having a feeling of superiority, it should be judged whether it is of a proudly nature or due to some altered states of mind. There is a strong feeling of superiority in these individuals. For eg: A lady may say that she could use only high quality medicines. Haughty ,there is an excessive claim over something in comparison to others. May occur in personality disorders & organic brain disorders.

61. ART - ABILITY AND INABILITY
Showing taste in arrangement and/or execution of an art

62. ASKING
During the course of sickness a person lies down quietly and does not indicate his desire for anything. Mainly occur in prolonged fever where the patient exhibit the attitude of somnolence or there is less communication between the patient and house members. This may usually occur in prolonged fever or depression

63. ASTONISHED
Struck with sudden surprise

64. ATTACHED
Bound by personal ties. One important medicine is Cyclamen

65. ATTACK OTHERS DESIRE TO
To fall upon violently, to assault. To assail with unfriendly or bitter words

66. ATTENDED TO BE
A desire for observant consideration or considerate regards.

67. ATTENTION
Careful regards, a considerate regard as for other's feelings.

68. ATTITUDES
A mental disposition, a feeling of emotion towards a state or position of the body. The attitude adopted by the patient in a given case always harbors some strong background of delirium or fear.
eg. A patient may put hands on the head and will always sit in that attitude, when asked why, he will reply that the sky would fall on his head and he wants to prevent a head injury. Individuals adopt such positions which are felt strange to his family members and others. This may occur in depressed anxiety states and catatonic schizophrenia

69.AUDACITY
A negative boldness. Daring boldness with assurance, too much self confidence, being overbold, imprudent in a shameless way. This may be a true nature of an individual or during a serious situation the patient adapts to the condition quite boldly, both mentally and physically or in yet another condition the person is not bold in the basic nature, but during the course of illness maintain boldness, which is an altered state of mind.

 Impertinence (rude with out respect)
Insolent (lack of respect)
Presumptuous (bold & overconfident)
Temerity (Rash & overconfident)

70. AUTOMATIC
A complete lack of coordination between the will and the muscles. Action done spontaneously or unconsciously. Usually found in temporal lobe epilepsy and organic brain disorders.

71. AUTOMATISM
Automatic action. A person who is fastidious will automatically, unknowingly arrange things even if they may be in the proper place.

72. AVARICE
An excessive insatiable desire for wealth and gain. He is always in search of increasing his wealth and possessions. The person is always very active and not feeling tired for increasing his wealth and possession. He may be in such a level that he may have enough for him and his family's needs. Yet he is desirous to acquire more and more, that is more than what he needs.
Compare with Covetous. Desire to posses something, which belongs to others.
Miserly A great desire to save money even from occasions where it is considered necessary to spend. eg. He will not spend at the death ceremony of his mother. He thinks his brothers are there to meet all the expenditures so that he shouldn't spend anything. Mainly found in narcissist & antisocial personalities.

73. AVERSION
A firmly settled and vehement dislike. A feeling of repugnance towards something with a desire to avoid or turn away from it. A person knows his family members, relatives, friends etc but when he feels aversion to any one of them, he does not like or care or even to talk with such a person.
Compare with Hatred. A settled dislike with prejudiced feeling for a particular person or aspect. Eg. A person offended by his relatives does not like to hear even his name.
Disgust. An intense dislike for something, to lose the interest, that is, when a person meets repeated failures, he feels disgusted and stop further effort. This condition is usually found in avoidance personalities.

74. AWARENESS HEIGHTENED.
It is a state of delusion whereby the patient gathers an accurate impression of his own internal organs, because he feels that his body is transparent. It is usually found in hypochondriacal neurosis.

75.AWKWARD.
Lack in social favour, kindness and assurance. Lack of skill, in using hands and instruments.

76.BAD PARTS TAKES EVERYTHING IN.
Offended easily.

77. BAD NEWS AILMENTS FROM
The senses of a person are so acute or oversensitive that he acquires some ailments from listening to any bad or distressing news. eg. A person gets an attack of fits or heart attack after hearing the news of death of one of his relatives.

78. BAD TEMPER
Easily angered nature. Usually found in tantrum children, personality disorders

79. BARGAINING
Negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement or contract. Seek to secure the most favourable terms. People like to bargain from road side purchases, where the rates are not fixed.
Important medicines: Puls, Sil

80. BARKING.
Speaking in a loud, curt and angry tone.

81.BASHFUL
Inclined to shrink from public attention due to shyness. No courage to meet danger. A person escaping the attention of other people. A sensitive child when a stranger comes to his house will try to escape their notice, and hide in the other room. May also be found in withdrawn catatonic schizophrenia

82. BATHING
Desires and aversions

83. BATTLES TALKING ABOUT
During the course of sickness or in an altered state of mind like delerium, a person always talks about battles. A person who has been working in the army and if he talk about battles or war will not be having any importance as symptom.

84. BEATING (STRIKING)
To hit sharply. To touch something with a speed and force like an accident, which may draw the attention of others nearby. A person in a fit of anger might harm himself too by striking the head against the wall. As in the case of a child, when he feels uneasy, it is a routine for him to strike his head.

85. BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Everything looks beautiful even rags

86. BED - AVERSION TO, desire to remain
It is typically found in delirium and sleep disorders, where the person has an aversion to lie on the bed or he may be a very active industrious person always wants to do something without rest.

87.BEGGING
To ask earnestly for something, asking submissively. Apart from the nature of a person if somebody during the course of sickness or during the subconscious state as in sleep may be observed to be begging. It may sometimes be the habit of individuals even though he has everything, he wants to beg.

88.BEING- IN THE PRESENT, FEELING of

89.BELLOWING
Shouting in a deep voice. To speak or shout in deep voice and in an unrestrained manner.
Occur in a temporarily disturbed condition of mind as in catatonic schizophrenia

90. BEMOANING
A person express himself to be in a great sorrow or grief and wants to be pitied, but the condition is not true as he describes. These are the persons, who are in the habit of discussing their sufferings with their near and dear ones, often exaggerating their problems for gaining sympathy and attention. Similar presentation in front of the physician also.Eg, a person has a mild fever since one week. He has been requesting in a most respectful manner to all his family members to make some better arrangements for his treatment, also requesting with folded hands to the physician to save him from the distress event though his suffering is not so severe. Usually found in hypochondriasis and post traumatic stress disorders

91. BENEVOLENCE
Tendency to do charitable and generous acts. A mental disposition to do good, to love mankind and promote the welfare of others. They are always ready to help others even at the cost of their health and wealth. They help poor individuals, orphans, even though they personally may have to undergo hardships. Eg, a person always generous and helpful towards others, while sick if he hears somebody is need of his help, he will make all efforts or at least he will try, to help him who seeks his help.

92. BENUMBED
Make inactive or numb. A mental condition wherein a person, becomes inactive in his mental faculties like perception, understanding etc, unaware of his surroundings with dull senses. Usually occur in CVA , encephalitis, post traumatic states etc, he may be mentally inactive in perceptions, i.e. he may not be attentive in hearing or understanding or to what others are saying.

93.BEREAVEMENT
Loss of death of relatives or friend, deprivation. Usually found in depression.

94.BESIDES oneself, being
A state of extreme excitement. A deep personalisation disorder

95.BEWILDERED
A state of mental confusion, perplexity, lack of power to distinguish with certainty. In general or during the course of the sickness, a person losses his mental equilibrium in deciding this or that and he appears to be confused or blunted. Usually found in prolonged fevers, hepatic or renal pre comatose conditions, drugs or diabetic coma.
Compare with confusion where individual is generally all right. But whenever he sits for doing some calculation work he gets confused and he is unable to carry on that work as in Nux Vomica.

96.BILIOUS DISPOSITION
A peevish ill natured disposition.

97. BITING.
An altered mental state of a person who desires to bite things or articles. This may occur during convulsions or in some other similar ailments.

98.BLAMES HIMSELF
To hold oneself responsible for facts or errors

99.BLASHPHEMY
Irreverence towards something considered sacred. The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. A personality disorder.

100. BLINDNESS pretending
A deliberate and knowing attempt to post oneself as blind.

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