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Frequency. 1 in 1,000,000. Stiff-person syndrome (SPS), also known as stiff-man syndrome, [1] is a rare neurological disorder of unclear cause characterized by progressive muscular rigidity and stiffness. The stiffness primarily affects the truncal muscles and is characterised by spasms, resulting in postural deformities.
Stockholm syndrome is a "contested illness" due to doubts about the legitimacy of the condition. [3] Emotional bonds can possibly form between captors and captives, during intimate time together, but these are considered irrational by some in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims.
Hypomania (literally "under mania " or "less than mania") [3] is a mental and behavioral disorder, [4] characterised essentially by an apparently non-contextual elevation of mood (euphoria) that contributes to persistently disinhibited behavior. The individual with the condition may experience irritability, not necessarily less severe than full ...
However, experts now believe it could be a spectrum of disorders, which would likely mean it is more common than was initially believed. There are different types of stiff person syndrome, such as ...
There is no cure for stiff-person syndrome, according to Yale Medicine, but it can be treated. “When doctors treat patients with this condition, they focus on relieving symptoms with medications ...
Celine Dion, who on Thursday announced she's battling Stiff Person Syndrome, has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease so extremely rare that, according to the famed Cleveland ...
Contents. Antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is a personality disorder characterized by a limited capacity for empathy and a long-term pattern of disregard for or violation of the rights of others, starting before one was 15 years old. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Other notable symptoms include impulsivity, reckless ...
The Napoleon complex, also known as Napoleon syndrome and short-man syndrome, is a purported condition normally attributed to people of short stature, with overly aggressive or domineering social behavior. It implies that such behavior is to compensate for the subject's physical or social shortcomings. Both commonly and in psychology, the ...