Psychology is an interesting subject. I am sure many of you would have read
the same at some point of your academic life. Many syndromes are taught and
read in this subject. This weeekend tidings, a collation of the famous ones
is being made. Hope you find the same interesting. If any one is interested
to know the details, google.com is always few clicks away.
Stockholm Syndrome: 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.
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.
Diogenes Syndrome: A condition characterised by extreme self-neglect,
reclusive tendencies, and compulsive hoarding, sometimes of animals
Paris Syndrome: A condition exclusive to Japanese tourists and nationals,
which causes them to have a mental breakdown while in the famous city. Of
the millions of Japanese tourists that visit the city every year, around a
dozen suffer this illness and have to be returned to their home country.
The condition is basically a severe form of ‘culture shock’. Polite
Japanese tourists who come to the city are unable to separate their idyllic
view of the city, seen in such films as Amelie, with the reality of a
modern, bustling metropolis.
Japanese tourists who come into contact with, say, a rude French waiter,
will be unable to argue back and be forced to bottle up their own anger
which eventually leads to a full mental breakdown. The Japanese embassy has
a 24hr hotline for tourists suffering for severe culture shock, and can
provide emergency hospital treatment if necessary.
Stendhal Syndrome: 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. The term can also be used to describe a
similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances, e.g. when
confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.
Jerusalem Syndrome: 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. It is not endemic to one single religion or
denomination, but has affected Jews and Christians of many different
backgrounds.
Capgras Delusion: 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. It is most common in
patients with schizophrenia, although it occur in those with dementia, or
after a brain injury.
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.
Cotard Delusion: 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. Rarely, it can include delusions
of immortality.
Reduplicative Paramnesia: 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.
As I always say, brickbats and bouquets welcome
-Sukhi
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