This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Psychiatry
Alexithymia is : 
Select and explain. 
A. A feeling of intense rapture, B. Pathological sadness, C. Affective flattening, D. Inability to recognise and describe feelings
D: Inability to recognise and describe feelings
Answer: D: Inability to recognise and describe feelings 
Explanation: D. i.e. Inability to recognize & describe feelings Alexithymia is inability or disability in describing or being aware of one's emotions or moodQ. It is seen in elaboration of fantasies associated with depression, substance abuse, and post traumatic stress disorder.