enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Idiosyncrasy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiosyncrasy

    For example, the fact that the English word cab starts with the sound /k/ is an idiosyncratic property; on the other hand that its vowel is longer than in the English word cap is a systematic regularity, as it arises from the fact that the final consonant is voiced rather than voiceless. [5]

  3. Eccentricity (behavior) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccentricity_(behavior)

    Eccentric behavior is often considered whimsical or quirky, although it can also be strange and disturbing. Many individuals previously considered merely eccentric, such as aviation magnate Howard Hughes, have recently been retrospectively diagnosed as having had mental disorders (obsessive–compulsive disorder in Hughes' case). [citation needed]

  4. List of manias - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_manias

    Andromania – human sexual behaviour and desire towards males in females (andro- (Greek) meaning man, men, male or masculine) Can be replaced by hypersexuality, nymphomania, cytheromania, hysteromania or aphrodisiomania. Anglomania – England and a passion or obsession with the English (i.e. anglophile) See also anglophobia.

  5. List of phobias - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_phobias

    The word is used by Charles M. Schulz in a 1982 installment of his Peanuts comic strip, [50] and by Peter O'Donnell in his 1985 Modesty Blaise adventure novel Dead Man's Handle. Charlophobia – the fictional fear of any person named Charlotte or Charlie, mentioned in the comedic book A Duck is Watching Me: Strange and Unusual Phobias (2014 ...

  6. Abnormality (behavior) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abnormality_(behavior)

    Abnormality (or dysfunctional behavior or maladaptive behavior or deviant behavior) is a behavioral characteristic assigned to those with conditions that are regarded as dysfunctional. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Behavior is considered to be abnormal when it is atypical or out of the ordinary, consists of undesirable behavior, and results in impairment in the ...

  7. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/doctors-nighttime-behavior...

    Also known as “sundowner’s syndrome,” sundowning is a set of symptoms or behaviors that can be seen in some people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s ...

  8. List of paraphilias - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paraphilias

    Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM), draws a distinction between paraphilias (which it describes as atypical sexual interests) and paraphilic disorders (which additionally require the experience of distress, impairment in functioning, and/or ...

  9. List of abnormal behaviours in animals - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abnormal...

    Abnormal behaviour in animals can be defined in several ways. Statistically, abnormal is when the occurrence, frequency or intensity of a behaviour varies statistically significantly, either more or less, from the normal value. This means that theoretically, almost any behaviour could become abnormal in an individual.