Which term means inability to experience pleasure?

Which term means inability to experience pleasure?

• A. Dysphoria
• B. Anhedonia
• C. Hyperalgesia
• D. Anorexia

Answer: (B)

Anhedonia is the term for the inability to experience pleasure. It means activities that would normally be enjoyable no longer feel rewarding, reflecting a dysfunction in the brain’s reward system and related neurotransmitters. This mood or hedonic deficit can occur in conditions like depression or schizophrenia. Dysphoria is a general sense of unease or dissatisfaction, not specifically about pleasure. Hyperalgesia means increased sensitivity to pain. Anorexia refers to loss of appetite or an eating disorder.

Anhedonia is the term for the inability to experience pleasure. It means activities that would normally be enjoyable no longer feel rewarding, reflecting a dysfunction in the brain’s reward system and related neurotransmitters. This mood or hedonic deficit can occur in conditions like depression or schizophrenia.

Dysphoria is a general sense of unease or dissatisfaction, not specifically about pleasure. Hyperalgesia means increased sensitivity to pain. Anorexia refers to loss of appetite or an eating disorder.