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• Illness — (sometimes referred to as ill health or ail) can be defined as a state of poor health. It is sometimes considered a synonym for disease. [DorlandsDict|four/000052397|illness] Others maintain that fine distinctions exist.cite journal |author=Emson …   Wikipedia

• illness — SYN: disease (1). environmental i. SYN: multiple chemical sensitivity. factitious i. by proxy SYN: Munchausen syndrome by proxy. functional i. SYN: functional disorder. manic depressive i. an older term for manic depressive disorder, which is now …   Medical dictionary

• Mass psychogenic illness — (MPI), also called mass sociogenic illness,[1] is “the rapid spread of illness signs and symptoms affecting members of a cohesive group, originating from a nervous system disturbance involving excitation, loss or alteration of function, whereby… …   Wikipedia

• Eccentricity (behavior) — This article is about eccentricity in behavior and popular usage. For other uses, see Eccentricity (disambiguation). Madame de Meuron with her characteristic ear trumpet and hat, a Swiss eccentric In popular usage, eccentricity (also called… …   Wikipedia

• Counterproductive work behavior — (CWB) is employee behavior that goes against the goals of an organization.[1] These behaviors can be intentional or unintentional and result from a wide range of underlying causes and motivations. It has been proposed that a person by environment …   Wikipedia

• MENTAL ILLNESS — Man has been subject to mental illness from the earliest known times. The Bible makes frequent reference   to it among Jews, and describes recognizable types of mental disturbances. The reference in Leviticus 20:27, A man also or a woman that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Verbal Behavior (book) — Verbal Behavior is a 1957 book by psychologist B. F. Skinner, in which he analyzes human behavior, encompassing what is traditionally called language, linguistics, or speech. [Citation first=Mecca |last=Chiesa title=Radical Behaviorism: The… …   Wikipedia

• Dialectical behavior therapy — (DBT) is a system of therapy originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) .[1][2] DBT combines standard cognitive behavioral… …   Wikipedia

• Abnormality (behavior) — Abnormality is a subjectively defined characteristic, assigned to those with rare or dysfunctional conditions. Defining who is normal or abnormal is a contentious issue in abnormal psychology. everal conventional criteria*One criterion for… …   Wikipedia

• Creativity and mental illness — Mental disorders and creativity are often considered to be related, particularly in pop psychology. There is anecdotal evidence for a relationship between creativity and psychosis, particularly schizophrenia. James Joyce had a daughter with… …   Wikipedia

• Positive organizational behavior — (POB) is defined as the study and application of positively oriented human resource strengths and psychological capacities that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement in today’s workplace (Luthans, 2002a,… …   Wikipedia