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  2. Survival - Wikipedia

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    The word, "survival", derives from the Late Latin supervivere, literally meaning "to outlive". Most commonly, "the term 'survival' means physical survival — that is, a struggle to avoid physical extermination". [ 1 ]

  3. Jihad - Wikipedia

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    The word jihad appears frequently in the Qur'an referring to both religious and spiritual struggle and to war and physical struggle, [a] often in the idiomatic expression "striving in the path of God (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)", [11] [12] conveying a sense of self-exertion. [13]: 54 In the hadiths, jihad refers predominantly to warfare.

  4. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.

  5. Existential crisis - Wikipedia

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    This is also reflected in the fact that altruists tend to enjoy higher levels of well-being as well as increased physical and mental health. [60] [65] [61] Dedicating oneself to a cause can act as a closely related source of meaning. [4] In many cases, the two overlap, if altruism is the primary motivation.

  6. Pain empathy - Wikipedia

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    Pain empathy is a specific variety of empathy that involves recognizing and understanding another person's pain.. Empathy is the mental ability that allows one person to understand another person's mental and emotional state and how to effectively respond to that person.

  7. Survival of the fittest - Wikipedia

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    In Chapter 4 of the 5th edition of The Origin published in 1869, [5] Darwin implies again the synonym: "Natural Selection, or the Survival of the Fittest". [6] By "fittest" Darwin meant "better adapted for the immediate, local environment", not the common modern meaning of "in the best physical shape" (think of a puzzle piece, not an athlete). [7]

  8. The November report said the late John Smyth, a British lawyer who volunteered at Christian summer camps, subjected more than 100 boys and young men to "brutal and horrific" physical and sexual ...

  9. Emotional conflict - Wikipedia

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    Emotional conflict is the presence of different and opposing emotions relating to a situation that has recently taken place or is in the process of being unfolded. They may be accompanied at times by a physical discomfort, especially when a functional disturbance has become associated with an emotional conflict in childhood, and in particular by tension headaches [medical citation needed ...