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Friday, September 4, 2009

Top ten psychological disorders

Reduplicative Paramnesia

Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated,
existing in two or more places simultaneously, or that it has been ‘relocated' to another site.


Cotard Delusion

The Cotard delusion is a rare psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief
that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost their blood or internal organs


Fregoli Delusion

The exact opposite of the Capgras delusion - the Fregoli delusion is a rare disorder in which a
person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes
appearance or is in disguise


Capgras Delusion

The Capgras delusion is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance,
usually a spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor.


Jerusalem Syndrome

The Jerusalem syndrome is the name given to a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either
religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences that are triggered by, or
lead to, a visit to the city of Jerusalem.


Stendhal Syndrome

Stendhal Syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even
hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly ‘beautiful' or a
large amount of art is in a single place.


Paris Syndrome

Paris syndrome is a condition exclusive to Japanese tourists and nationals, which causes them to have a mental
breakdown while in the famous city.


Diogenes Syndrome

Diogenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, who lived in a wine barrel and promoted ideas of nihilism and animalism.
Famously, when he was asked by Alexander the Great what he wanted most in the world, he replied, “For you to get out of
my sunlight!


Lima Syndrome

The exact opposite of Stockholm syndrome - this is where the hostage takers become more sympathetic to the plights
and needs of the hostages.


Stockholm syndrome

Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows
signs of sympathy, loyalty or even voluntary compliance with the hostage taker, regardless of the risk in which the
hostage has been placed. The syndrome is also discussed in other cases, including those of wife-beating, rape and child abuse.

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