Post by captblicero on Jun 23, 2013 1:34:11 GMT -6
In this thread I will post a bunch of interesting Wiki links. Feel free to participate.
I'll start with crazy mental disorders that don't sound real.
Weird mental disorders:
The Cotard delusion, Cotard's syndrome, or Walking Corpse Syndrome is a rare mental disorder in which people hold a delusional belief that they are dead (either figuratively or literally), do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs. In rare instances, it can include delusions of immortality.
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The Capgras delusion (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor
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Pure alexia, also known as agnosic alexia or alexia without agraphia or pure word blindness, is one form of alexia which makes up "the peripheral dyslexia" group. Individuals who have pure alexia suffer from severe reading problems while other language-related skills such as naming, oral repetition, auditory comprehension or writing are typically intact.
(Some people are unable to read but they can somehow write.)
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Zero stroke or cipher stroke was a mental disorder, reportedly diagnosed by physicians in Germany under the Weimar Republic and said to be caused by hyperinflation of the early 1920s. The disorder was primarily characterized by the desire of patients to write endless rows of zeros, which are also referred to as ciphers.
Wiki here
'Piblokto', also known as 'pibloktoq' and 'Arctic hysteria', is a condition most commonly appearing in Inughuit societies living within the Arctic Circle. Piblokto is an abrupt dissociative episode with four phases. The first phase (prodrome) may last hours to days and consists of petulance and social withdrawal. The second phase (excitement) consists of the sudden onset of extreme and wild excitement and usually last about 30 minutes. During this phase, the individual affected may be seen tearing off his or her clothing, shouting, throwing objects, and running out of doors with a noticed lack of sensitivity to the extreme cold.
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Grisi siknis (in Miskito language, from the English, means “crazy sickness”) is a contagious, culture-bound syndrome that occurs predominantly among the Miskito People of eastern Central America and affects mainly young women. ... The victim may view other people as devils, feel no pain for bodily injuries and have absolute amnesia regarding their physical circumstances. Some grab machetes or broken bottles to wave off unseen assailants. Other victims are reported to have performed superhuman feats, vomited strange objects such as spiders, hair and coins and spoken in tongues.
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Body integrity identity disorder (BIID, also referred to as amputee identity disorder) is a psychological disorder wherein sufferers feel they would be happier living as an amputee. It is related to xenomelia, "the oppressive feeling that one or more limbs of one's body do not belong to one's self"
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Synesthesia , from the ancient Greek σύν (syn), "together," and αἴσθησις (aisthēsis), "sensation," is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
(Basically, people with this, for example, see colors with certain numbers.)
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Mary Hart Syndrome - The name given to the medical condition suffered by an unidentified woman who was proven to be afflicted with an epileptic seizure caused by the voice of celebrity Mary Hart, co‑host of the weekly syndicated news magazine program ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
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Foreign accent syndrome is a very rare medical condition in which patients develop what appears to be a foreign accent.
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Paris syndrome is a transient psychological disorder encountered by some individuals visiting or vacationing in Paris, France.
(People are so surprised to see what Paris is really like they literally go insane with a long list of ailments, and this usually happens with Japanese tourists.)
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I'll start with crazy mental disorders that don't sound real.
Weird mental disorders:
The Cotard delusion, Cotard's syndrome, or Walking Corpse Syndrome is a rare mental disorder in which people hold a delusional belief that they are dead (either figuratively or literally), do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs. In rare instances, it can include delusions of immortality.
Wiki link
The Capgras delusion (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor
Wiki link
Pure alexia, also known as agnosic alexia or alexia without agraphia or pure word blindness, is one form of alexia which makes up "the peripheral dyslexia" group. Individuals who have pure alexia suffer from severe reading problems while other language-related skills such as naming, oral repetition, auditory comprehension or writing are typically intact.
(Some people are unable to read but they can somehow write.)
Wiki link
Zero stroke or cipher stroke was a mental disorder, reportedly diagnosed by physicians in Germany under the Weimar Republic and said to be caused by hyperinflation of the early 1920s. The disorder was primarily characterized by the desire of patients to write endless rows of zeros, which are also referred to as ciphers.
Wiki here
'Piblokto', also known as 'pibloktoq' and 'Arctic hysteria', is a condition most commonly appearing in Inughuit societies living within the Arctic Circle. Piblokto is an abrupt dissociative episode with four phases. The first phase (prodrome) may last hours to days and consists of petulance and social withdrawal. The second phase (excitement) consists of the sudden onset of extreme and wild excitement and usually last about 30 minutes. During this phase, the individual affected may be seen tearing off his or her clothing, shouting, throwing objects, and running out of doors with a noticed lack of sensitivity to the extreme cold.
Wiki link
Grisi siknis (in Miskito language, from the English, means “crazy sickness”) is a contagious, culture-bound syndrome that occurs predominantly among the Miskito People of eastern Central America and affects mainly young women. ... The victim may view other people as devils, feel no pain for bodily injuries and have absolute amnesia regarding their physical circumstances. Some grab machetes or broken bottles to wave off unseen assailants. Other victims are reported to have performed superhuman feats, vomited strange objects such as spiders, hair and coins and spoken in tongues.
Wiki link
Body integrity identity disorder (BIID, also referred to as amputee identity disorder) is a psychological disorder wherein sufferers feel they would be happier living as an amputee. It is related to xenomelia, "the oppressive feeling that one or more limbs of one's body do not belong to one's self"
Wiki link
Synesthesia , from the ancient Greek σύν (syn), "together," and αἴσθησις (aisthēsis), "sensation," is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
(Basically, people with this, for example, see colors with certain numbers.)
Wiki link
Mary Hart Syndrome - The name given to the medical condition suffered by an unidentified woman who was proven to be afflicted with an epileptic seizure caused by the voice of celebrity Mary Hart, co‑host of the weekly syndicated news magazine program ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
Other link
Foreign accent syndrome is a very rare medical condition in which patients develop what appears to be a foreign accent.
Wiki link
Paris syndrome is a transient psychological disorder encountered by some individuals visiting or vacationing in Paris, France.
(People are so surprised to see what Paris is really like they literally go insane with a long list of ailments, and this usually happens with Japanese tourists.)
Wiki link
