<prompt> Alexithymia isA feeling of intense rapturePathological sadnessAffective flatteningInability to recognize and describe feelings  <response>: Alexithymia is inability or difficulty in describing or being aware of ones emotions or moods; elaboration of fantasies associated with depression, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD. Reference:Kaplan Sadocks Comprehensive textbook of Psychiatry Tenth edition, Volume 3 Pg.4559 