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Haptic (hallucination) Hallucination of touch Heautoscopy See autoscopy Hemi-field hallucination Hallucination confined to one visual field Hemi-inattention Non-attention to contralateral hemi-space in parietal lesions Hemi-neglect Non-awareness of contralateral hemispace in parietal lesions Hoarding Practice of collecting and cluttering ones environment with numerous objects of no practical use Hyperacusis Illusion that sounds are louder (increased sensitivity to sound) Hypergraphia Excessive writing seen in OCD, mania, schizophrenia, & temporolimbic epilepsy Hyperkinesis Involuntary patterns of increased movement Hypermetamorphosis Tendency to indiscriminately react to every visual stimulus encountered Hypermoralism Hightened black & white sense of morality described in temporolimbic epilepsy Hyperorality Abnormal tendency to explore by mouthing items Hyperphonia Loud speech Hyperreligiosity Excessive religious behavior described in mania, schizophrenia, temporal lobe epilepsy Hypnagogic (hallucination) Hallucinatory experience during transition to sleep Hypnopompic (hallucination) Hallucinatory experience during transition to wakefulnes Hypoacusis Illusion that sounds are softer (decreased sensitivity to sound) Hypokinesis Decreased movements Hypophonia Whispered speech