loading...| Preferred Name | Apathy | |
| Synonyms |
Lack of feeling, emotion, interest Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, motivation, initiation State of indifference |
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| Definitions |
Apathy is a quantitative reduction of interest, motivation and the initiation and persistence of goal-directed behavior, where often the accompanying emotions, thoughts, and social interactions are also diminished. The individual is typically non-reactive to provocations, positive or negative, and appears to not care. Distinguished from lethargy which involves lack of physical or mental energy. Apathy may co-occur with lethargy. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000741 |
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| comment |
Apathy may co-occur with lethargy. |
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| contributor |
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4618-6544 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4298-5074 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1111-7357 |
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0085632 SNOMEDCT_US:20602000 |
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| definition |
Apathy is a quantitative reduction of interest, motivation and the initiation and persistence of goal-directed behavior, where often the accompanying emotions, thoughts, and social interactions are also diminished. The individual is typically non-reactive to provocations, positive or negative, and appears to not care. Distinguished from lethargy which involves lack of physical or mental energy. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Lack of feeling, emotion, interest Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, motivation, initiation State of indifference |
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| id |
HP:0000741 |
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| label |
Apathy |
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| notation |
HP:0000741 |
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| preferred label |
Apathy |
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| prefLabel |
Apathy |
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