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  2. Compassion fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Compassion fatigue is the emotional and physical distress caused by treating and helping patients that are deeply in need. This can desensitize healthcare professionals to others' needs, causing them to develop a lack of empathy for future patients. [39]

  3. Psychological pain - Wikipedia

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    [1] There are numerous ways psychological pain is referred to, using a different word usually reflects an emphasis on a particular aspect of mind life. Technical terms include algopsychalia and psychalgia, [2] but it may also be called mental pain, [3] [4] emotional pain, [5] psychic pain, [6] [7] social pain, [8] spiritual or soul pain, [9] or ...

  4. Mental disorder - Wikipedia

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    These misconceptions include the belief that mental health issues stem from excessive worry, having too much free time, a lack of progress or ambition, not taking life seriously, neglecting real-life responsibilities, mental weakness, unwillingness to be resilient, perfectionism, or a lack of courage.

  5. Existential crisis - Wikipedia

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    Emotional aspects correspond to what it feels like to have an existential crisis. It is usually associated with emotional pain, despair, helplessness, guilt, anxiety, and loneliness. [3] [5] [6] [18] On the cognitive side, the affected are often confronted with a loss of meaning and purpose together with the realization of one's own end.

  6. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    To calculate one's score, add up the number of "life change units" if an event occurred in the past year. A score of more than 300 means that individual is at risk for illness, a score between 150 and 299 means risk of illness is moderate, and a score under 150 means that individual only has a slight risk of illness. [10] [23]

  7. Dependent personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    This personality disorder is a long-term condition [1] in which people depend on others to meet their emotional and physical needs. Dependent personality disorder is a cluster C personality disorder, [2] which is characterized by excessive fear and anxiety. It begins prior to early adulthood, and it is present in a variety of contexts and is ...

  8. Stress-related disorders - Wikipedia

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    They are maladaptive, biological and psychological responses to short- or long-term exposures to physical or emotional stressors. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences categorizes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as stress-related disorders. [ 1 ]

  9. Sudden wealth syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The severity of sudden wealth syndrome is dependent on the individual and their financial circumstances. This means the amount of wealth that can trigger symptoms and subsequent self-destructive behaviour is specific to the individual's life cycle stage, experiences, relationship with money, and other influential factors. [17]