Associations to the word «Hebephrenia»

Wiktionary

HEBEPHRENIA, noun. (obsolete) A type of mental disorder occurring during puberty.
HEBEPHRENIA, noun. (clinical psychology) A form of schizophrenia characterised by inappropriate behaviour and emotional responses.

Dictionary definition

HEBEPHRENIA, noun. A form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope