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  2. Verbosity - Wikipedia

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    For example, Mark Twain (1835–1910) wrote "generally, the fewer the words that fully communicate or evoke the intended ideas and feelings, the more effective the communication." [ 25 ] Similarly Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), the 1954 Nobel laureate for literature, defended his concise style against a charge by William Faulkner that he "had ...

  3. Emotive conjugation - Wikipedia

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    Proper use of emotive conjugation provides words that are synonymous in their factual definitions, but different in their emotional connotation. While most examples are in triads, emotive conjugation can be used with a single subject. Examples of emotive conjugation include: I am sparkling; you are unusually talkative; he is drunk. [5]

  4. Superficial charm - Wikipedia

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    Superficial charm can be exploitative. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder, for example, are known to have limited guilt or anxiety when it comes to exploiting others in harmful ways. While intimidation and violence are common means of exploitation, the use of superficial charm is not uncommon. [6]

  5. Asociality - Wikipedia

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    Developmental psychologists use the synonyms nonsocial, unsocial, and social uninterest. Asociality is distinct from, but not mutually exclusive to, anti-social behavior. A degree of asociality is routinely observed in introverts, while extreme asociality is observed in people with a variety of clinical conditions.

  6. Glossary of psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    Mitgehen (German: [ˈmɪtˌɡeːən] ⓘ) is an extreme form of mitmachen in which very slight pressure leads to movement in any direction, also called the "anglepoise" effect or "anglepoise lamp sign". This movement occurs despite instructions to resist the pressure, as individuals with this condition often experience even slight pressure as ...

  7. Mania - Wikipedia

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    Mania is a syndrome with multiple causes. [7] Although the vast majority of cases occur in the context of bipolar disorder, it is a key component of other psychiatric disorders (such as schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type) and may also occur secondary to various general medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis; certain medications may perpetuate a manic state, for example prednisone ...

  8. Bosses are posting ‘ghost jobs’ that don’t exist. Here are 3 ...

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    Another potential tip is if the same job post is listed “very frequently,” or faster “than a company could be hiring for it.” Duris explains that another avenue is the company who posted ...

  9. Extremely online - Wikipedia

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    One example of a phenomenon considered to be extremely online [1] is the "wife guy" (a guy who posts about his wife); [21] despite being a "stupid online thing" [22] which spent several years as a piece of Internet slang, in 2019 it became the subject of five articles in leading U.S. media outlets.