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The term hysterical, applied to an individual, can mean that they are emotional, irrationally upset, or frenzied. [32] When applied to a situation not involving panic, hysteria means that that situation is uncontrollably amusing – the connotation being that it invokes hysterical laughter. [32]
Paradoxical laughter has been consistently identified as a recurring emotional-cognitive symptom in schizophrenia diagnosis. Closely linked to paradoxical laughter is the symptom; inappropriate affect, defined by the APA Dictionary of Psychology as "emotional responses that are not in keeping with the situation or are incompatible with expressed thoughts or wishes". [3]
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA), or emotional incontinence, is a type of neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughing.PBA occurs secondary to a neurologic disorder or brain injury.
The main sign of a gelastic seizure is a sudden outburst of laughter with no apparent cause. [1] The laughter may sound unpleasant and sardonic rather than joyful. The outburst usually lasts for less than a minute. During or shortly after a seizure, an individual might display some twitching, strange eye movements, lip smacking, fidgeting or ...
Mass hysteria, epidemic hysteria, mass sociogenic illness, mass psychogenic disorder ... In 1962, the Tanganyika laughter epidemic was an outbreak of laughing attacks
A Canadian woman's hysterical laughter watching her daughter struggle to stand on an icy driveway is to be released as a ringtone. Canadian woman's hysterical laughter is a viral hit Skip to main ...
Scientists theorize that humans started laughing a long time ago; they say it was our first form of verbal communication before we developed true language! Eight health benefits that prove ...
Recurrent epidemic of mass hysteria in Nepal (2016–2018) – A unique phenomenon of “recurrent epidemic of mass hysteria” was reported from a school of Pyuthan district of western Nepal in 2018. After a 9-year-old school girl developed crying and shouting episodes, quickly other children of the same school were also affected resulting in ...