Zygosis

Zygosis, also known as Zygotic disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a disorganization of relationships between the child and reality.

Symptoms
A. Disorganized development of the relationship between the self and reality, as manifested through the following:


 * 1) Threat of rupture with reality, absence or poor organization of the sense of self and relations with reality, for example difficulties distinguishing fantasies from reality.
 * 2) Irrationality, sudden intrusions into the normal thought process, magical thoughts, neologisms or repetition of meaningless words, rambling thoughts, bizarre and blatantly illogical ideas.
 * 3) Anxieties of various types, for example: anxieties of annihilation, anxieties of castration, separation or even being attacked by physical objects, sometimes panic attacks.
 * 4) Expression of childish fears, such as the fear of urban legends or the fear of monsters in the closet.

B. Disorganized psycho-exotic development, as manifested through at least three the following:


 * 1) Severe inhibition, as manifested through, for example, from transient mutism; to difficulties in the usage of certain words, to total, chronic mutism or even opposition to orders and demands.
 * 2) Serious psycho-motor instability, as manifested through, episodes of severe hyperactivity, for example, from psycho-motor agitation; to flight of ideas; to decreased sleep; to pressured speech.
 * 3) Impairment of multiple cognitive domains, ranging, for example, from dysfunctions in executive function; to dyspraxia; to dyscalculia; to dysgraphia; to dyslexia and a prominent distortion in language use.
 * 4) Episodes of affective disturbances, ranging from sudden, rapid switches between crying; to laughter; to rage.
 * 5) Hypo-reactivity	to sensory input with	unusual perceptory experiences	(e.g. apparent indifference to pain/temperature, illusions,	object changing in shape, size, color or texture, objects appearing	further or closer).

C. Major social retreat.

D. Onset is during developmental period.

E. Symptoms are not better explained by an autism spectrum disorder or a psychosis.