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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    Afrikaans – as die perde horings kry ("when horses grow horns"); Albanian – ne 36 gusht ("on the thirty-sixth of August"); Arabic has a wide range of idioms differing from a region to another.

  3. Idiosyncrasy - Wikipedia

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    It is what is known as a Type B reaction. Type B reactions have the following characteristics: they are usually unpredictable, might not be picked up by toxicological screening, not necessarily dose-related, incidence and morbidity low but mortality is high. Type B reactions are most commonly immunological (e.g. penicillin allergy). [6]

  4. Mood swing - Wikipedia

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    Graphical comparison of mood swings, compared with bipolar disorder and cyclothymia. A mood swing is an extreme or sudden change of mood.Such changes can play a positive or a disruptive part in promoting problem solving and in producing flexible forward planning. [1]

  5. Anticipatory anxiety - Wikipedia

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    The main symptom is an extensive fear of an imagined event or situation that lays in the future, which the person thinks of as an "unpredictable threat". [1] [5] [8] Other symptoms include: [2] [5] Palpitations; Shortness of breath; Nausea; Dizziness; Fear of dying, fainting, or losing control; Feeling worried, tense, stressed, or irritable

  6. Black swan theory - Wikipedia

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    The practical aim of Taleb's book is not to attempt to predict events which are unpredictable, but to build robustness against negative events while still exploiting positive events. Taleb contends that banks and trading firms are very vulnerable to hazardous black swan events and are exposed to unpredictable losses.

  7. Mortgage Rates Are Unpredictable — Should You Hold Off or Buy ...

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    Mortgage rates reached their lowest level in a month the week of December 5, according to Freddie Mac. That’s good news for homebuyers, although perhaps not as good as they might think.The ...

  8. Impulsivity - Wikipedia

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    An impulse is a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. It can be considered as a normal and fundamental part of human thought processes, but also one that can become problematic, as in a condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder, [24] [unreliable medical source?] borderline personality disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

  9. Fear - Wikipedia

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    The ambiguity of situations that tend to be uncertain and unpredictable can cause anxiety in addition to other psychological and physical problems in some populations; especially those who engage it constantly, for example, in war-ridden places or in places of conflict, terrorism, abuse, etc. Poor parenting that instills fear can also ...