Preferred Name | Apathy | |
Synonyms |
Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, motivation, initiation Lack of feeling, emotion, interest 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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database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:20602000 UMLS:C0085632 |
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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, motivation, initiation Lack of feeling, emotion, interest State of indifference |
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has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
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HP:0000741 |
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label |
Apathy |
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notation |
HP:0000741 |
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prefLabel |
Apathy |
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terms_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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