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Affluenza describes the psychological and social effects of affluence. It is a portmanteau of affluence and influenza , and is used most commonly by critics of consumerism . Some psychologists consider it to be a pseudo-scientific term, [ 1 ] however the word continues to be used in scientific literature.
Affluenza: "placing a high value on money, possessions, appearances (physical and social) and fame" may increase risk of mental illnesses; Nutrition; Social determinants of health; The China Study: 2005 book on the relationship between the consumption of animal products and selected illnesses; Urbanization; Westernization
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic is a 2001 anti-consumerist book by John de Graaf, environmental scientist David Wann, and economist Thomas H. Naylor.Viewing consumerism (with its accompanying overwork and dissatisfaction) as a deliberately spread disease, the book consists of three parts—symptoms, origins, and treatment.
Texas taxpayers picked up most of the $200,000 bill for the so-called affluenza teen's court-ordered rehabilitation.
Tonya Couch, 48, could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted in Tarrant County on a third-degree felony charge of helping her son Ethan flee.
“Both flu A and flu B can be lethal, but flu A tends to cause more severe disease,” he says. Another major difference, according to Dr. Adalja: Flu B “does not cause pandemics,” but flu A ...
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Japanglish, Japanese and English mixed up to humorous effect (cf. Chinglish, Spanglish, Franglais) [31] [32] mangina, from man and vagina [33] medevac, medical evacuation [34] motel, from motor and hotel [5] Movember, from moustache and November [2] needcessity, from need and necessity [2] phubbing, from phone and snubbing [35]