<prompt> Alexithymia is :A feeling of intense rapturePathological sadnessAffective flatteningInability to recognise and describe feelings  <response>: D. i.e. Inability to recognize describe feelings Alexithymia is inability or disability in describing or being aware of ones emotions or moodQ. It is seen in elaboration of fantasies associated with depression, substance abuse, and post traumatic stress disorder. 