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Freudian psychology interpreted daydreaming as an expression of the repressed instincts, similarly to those revealing themselves in nighttime dreams. In contrast to nighttime dreams, there seems to be a process of "secondary revision" in fantasies that makes them more lucid, like daydreaming.
Maladaptive daydreaming, also called excessive daydreaming, is when an individual experiences excessive daydreaming that interferes with daily life. It is a proposed [ according to whom? ] diagnosis of a disordered form of dissociative absorption , associated with excessive fantasy that is not recognized by any major medical or psychological ...
Psychomotor agitation is a symptom in various disorders and health conditions. It is characterized by unintentional and purposeless motions and restlessness, often but not always accompanied by emotional distress and is always an indicative for admission.
Hypnagogia is the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, also defined as the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep.Its corresponding state is hypnopompia – sleep to wakefulness.
Oneiroid syndrome (OS) is a psychiatric condition marked by dream-like disturbances of consciousness. It is characterised by vivid scenic hallucinations, catatonic symptoms (ranging from stupor to agitation), delusions, and kaleidoscopic psychopathological experiences.
Microsleep is extremely dangerous when it occurs in situations that demand constant alertness, such as driving a motor vehicle or working with heavy machinery. People who experience microsleeps often remain unaware of them, instead believing themselves to have been awake the whole time, or to have temporarily lost focus.
Ellie Adams, 28, who now works as a senior paralegal, was diagnosed with epilepsy while studying paramedic science at the University of East Anglia ‘I had a seizure and lost everything’: Woman ...
The core symptoms of depersonalization-derealization disorder are the subjective experience of "unreality in one's self", [18] or detachment from one's surroundings. People who are diagnosed with depersonalization also often experience an urge to question and think critically about the nature of reality and existence.