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Aug 26, 2017 01:15
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French term
oralité
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Medical (general)
This term appears in a bulleted list of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, specifically, under the heading "Troubles neurovégétatifs". The bullet in question is as follows: "Conduites alimentaires inappropriées et oralité". The other bullet under this heading in this list concerns sleep disorders. Does "oralité" refer here to oral tendencies, an oral fixation or something else? Any help would be appreciated. TIA
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | hyperorality |
Charles Davis
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| 5 | orality |
annitap
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| 5 | orality disorders |
Drmanu49
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| 4 | disorders of orality (alimentary and verbal) |
Ellen Kraus
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hyperorality
There is an article online which refers to "oralité" in the sense of involuntary shouting or vocalising by dementia patients: "Quand l’écrit fait taire les cris. Pour une clinique particulière de l’oralité dans la démence", by Ophélie Engasser (annitap has cited the English translation of this):
http://www.cairn.info/revue-cliniques-2013-2-p-145.htm
However, although of course oralité/orality is a fundamental psychological phenomenon, references to it as a standard symptom of dementia are not commonly found in either language. I think that in this context, in relation to inappropriate eating behaviours, they are very probably referring to hyperorality (mouthing objects, putting inappropriate things into the mouth). Your source is Canadian (I won't quote it in case it is confidential). Here's another Canadian source on Alzheimer's, with a list of symptoms that includes:
"› Oralité (met tout dans sa bouche, mange trop)"
http://www.alzheimer.ca/york/~/media/Files/national/For-HCP/...
That's what is normally called hyperorality, so this is another case in which "oralité" is being used in that sense.
"· hyper-orality(i.e. excessive eating and putting inedible things in the mouth)"
Living with young onset dementia
https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10454/7100/...
Of course, not all dementia is Alzheimer's. This is on Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD):
"FTD is marked by dramatic changes in personality, behavior, and some thought processes. Changes in personal and social conduct occur in early stages of the disease, including loss of inhibition, apathy, social withdrawal, hyperorality (mouthing of objects), and ritualistic compulsive behaviors."
https://www.caregiver.org/frontotemporal-dementia
It's usually called hyper-oralité in French too:
"Qu'est-ce que la démence fronto-temporale ? Critères diagnostiques du DSM-5
[...]
Trois ou plus des symptômes comportementaux suivants :
Désinhibition comportementale.
Apathie ou inertie.
Perte de la sympathie ou de l'empathie.
Comportements persévératifs, stéréotypés ou compulsifs/ritualistes.
Hyperoralité et changements alimentaires."
http://www.psychomedia.qc.ca/dsm-5/2016-01-11/criteres-diagn...
http://www.cairn.info/revue-cliniques-2013-2-p-145.htm
However, although of course oralité/orality is a fundamental psychological phenomenon, references to it as a standard symptom of dementia are not commonly found in either language. I think that in this context, in relation to inappropriate eating behaviours, they are very probably referring to hyperorality (mouthing objects, putting inappropriate things into the mouth). Your source is Canadian (I won't quote it in case it is confidential). Here's another Canadian source on Alzheimer's, with a list of symptoms that includes:
"› Oralité (met tout dans sa bouche, mange trop)"
http://www.alzheimer.ca/york/~/media/Files/national/For-HCP/...
That's what is normally called hyperorality, so this is another case in which "oralité" is being used in that sense.
"· hyper-orality(i.e. excessive eating and putting inedible things in the mouth)"
Living with young onset dementia
https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10454/7100/...
Of course, not all dementia is Alzheimer's. This is on Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD):
"FTD is marked by dramatic changes in personality, behavior, and some thought processes. Changes in personal and social conduct occur in early stages of the disease, including loss of inhibition, apathy, social withdrawal, hyperorality (mouthing of objects), and ritualistic compulsive behaviors."
https://www.caregiver.org/frontotemporal-dementia
It's usually called hyper-oralité in French too:
"Qu'est-ce que la démence fronto-temporale ? Critères diagnostiques du DSM-5
[...]
Trois ou plus des symptômes comportementaux suivants :
Désinhibition comportementale.
Apathie ou inertie.
Perte de la sympathie ou de l'empathie.
Comportements persévératifs, stéréotypés ou compulsifs/ritualistes.
Hyperoralité et changements alimentaires."
http://www.psychomedia.qc.ca/dsm-5/2016-01-11/criteres-diagn...
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orality
Please see Freud´s studies on orality
https://books.google.lu/books?id=8q4J-phqB3wC&pg=PA143&lpg=P...
Here is another example of orality in dementia
This paper aims to explore a specific modality of orality in demented patients. Orality is indeed a function that goes beyond food and concerns the use of speech. We offer to study one of the most common behaviors in geriatric institutions, screaming, which should be regarded as an expression of the voice resulting from the loss of language at an advanced stage of dementia.
http://www.cairn-int.info/abstract-E_CLINI_006_0144--writing...
https://books.google.lu/books?id=8q4J-phqB3wC&pg=PA143&lpg=P...
Here is another example of orality in dementia
This paper aims to explore a specific modality of orality in demented patients. Orality is indeed a function that goes beyond food and concerns the use of speech. We offer to study one of the most common behaviors in geriatric institutions, screaming, which should be regarded as an expression of the voice resulting from the loss of language at an advanced stage of dementia.
http://www.cairn-int.info/abstract-E_CLINI_006_0144--writing...
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orality disorders
Psychosomatic Medicine, Orality and Disorders of the ... - Springer Link
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/.../978-3-642-59821-0_... - Traduire cette page
de G Hautmann - 1999 - Autres articles
Psycho,somatic Medicine, Orality and Disorders of the Oral Cavity Related to Psychoemotional Factors ... do turn up in the psychiatrist's or analyst's consult-.
Orality disorders in melancholia: acedia as stagnation - SciELO
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415...
Orality Disorders in Melancholia: Acedia as Stagnation (PDF ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../262702941_Orality_Disorders... - Traduire cette page
In this article valuable contributions by Lasègue, Freud and Abraham are discussed, as they are all indispensible to the understanding of orality disorders in ...
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/.../978-3-642-59821-0_... - Traduire cette page
de G Hautmann - 1999 - Autres articles
Psycho,somatic Medicine, Orality and Disorders of the Oral Cavity Related to Psychoemotional Factors ... do turn up in the psychiatrist's or analyst's consult-.
Orality disorders in melancholia: acedia as stagnation - SciELO
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415...
Orality Disorders in Melancholia: Acedia as Stagnation (PDF ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../262702941_Orality_Disorders... - Traduire cette page
In this article valuable contributions by Lasègue, Freud and Abraham are discussed, as they are all indispensible to the understanding of orality disorders in ...
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disorders of orality (alimentary and verbal)
Oralité Alimentaire Verbale
oralite-alimentaire.fr/
Ce site aborde les troubles alimentaires des enfants (dits aussi Troubles de l'Oralité ou Syndromes de Dysoralité Sensorielle). Il est destiné aux familles
oralite-alimentaire.fr/
Ce site aborde les troubles alimentaires des enfants (dits aussi Troubles de l'Oralité ou Syndromes de Dysoralité Sensorielle). Il est destiné aux familles
Discussion
Conversely, I have not found "oralité" in any other sense (or orality) mentioned anywhere among the standard symptoms of dementia, and your document is clearly intended as a list of standard symptoms.
Hyperorality clearly fits your context like a glove.
In the light of these points, and given that the use of oralité to mean hyperorality, though anomalous, is not unique, I think the balance of probability lies strongly in that direction, as I have said.
We clearly need to disregard references that are not related to dementia.