Ailments from…This construction means the complaint traces back to a specific trigger. "Ailments from grief" doesn't mean the patient feels grief now — it means their current symptoms date back to and were caused by an episode of grief. Always ask "what came before this started?"
Aversion to / Desire forThese sit on the same axis. "Aversion to company" means the patient actively wants to be alone, not just that they're occasionally introverted. "Desire for company" means they feel worse being alone, not merely that they enjoy people.
Amelioration (amel.) / Aggravation (agg.)What makes it better or worse. If you see a symptom followed by "amel. open air," that means fresh air specifically improves that symptom, and its absence is diagnostic — a stuffy room making them worse is part of the picture, not incidental.
Delusions, [topic]Not hallucinations in the psychiatric sense — a "delusion" in repertory language is any fixed false idea, however minor, that colors how the patient perceives something. "Delusion, poor, he is" doesn't mean the patient is psychotic; it means they carry a persistent, disproportionate belief that they lack money, regardless of their real finances.
Anxiety about others / for othersWatch the preposition. "Anxiety about others" (health anxiety directed outward, worrying over a family member's wellbeing) is a different rubric from general free-floating anxiety — the object of the fear is what's being repertorized, not just the emotion itself.
