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Paradoxical laughter has been consistently identified as a recurring emotional-cognitive symptom in schizophrenia diagnosis. Closely linked to paradoxical laughter is the symptom; inappropriate affect, defined by the APA Dictionary of Psychology as "emotional responses that are not in keeping with the situation or are incompatible with expressed thoughts or wishes". [3]
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA), or emotional incontinence, is a type of neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughing.PBA occurs secondary to a neurologic disorder or brain injury.
Inappropriate affect is an emotional expression that does not align with the content of a person's speech or thoughts, or is unsuitable for the situation at hand. [1] This is often observed in individuals with schizophrenia , [ 2 ] where emotional responses, such as laughter, may occur in the absence of a relevant stimulus.
You never really know where a conversation with a child will take you. Their sheer randomness, brutal honesty, and lack of filters make them say the darndest things, turning the most mundane chats ...
Image credits: neinta #4. First kid played with JJ his imaginary friend. Second kid my oldest girl had NeeNee. One day we were talking about JJ and my son now 6 or 7 laughed and he discribed a ...
Image credits: Punctum-tsk #9. When I was maybe 8 or so I really fancied this girl in my class but she was ‘going out’ with my best friend at the time. One day they broke up, as kids do, and I ...
Image credits: Asshole_Poet #5. My older daughter came home from elementary school frustrated because an answer on her quiz was marked as incorrect. She had answered that a tomato is a fruit.
A gelastic seizure, also known as "gelastic epilepsy", is a rare type of seizure that involves a sudden burst of energy, usually in the form of laughing. [1] This syndrome usually occurs for no obvious reason and is uncontrollable. It is slightly more common in males than females.