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  2. Cotard's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cotard's syndrome, also known as Cotard's delusion or walking corpse syndrome, is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs. [1]

  3. How to deal with a deadbeat adult child - AOL

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    They are in denial, the first of five stages parents goes through dealing with a deadbeat child. You're familiar with the stages, the same that one goes through at the passing of a loved one.

  4. Smell as evidence of disease - Wikipedia

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    It is still employed with a focus on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in body odor. [2] VOCs are carbon-based molecular groups having a low molecular weight, secreted during cells' metabolic processes. [3] Their profiles may be altered by diseases such as cancer, metabolic disorders, genetic disorders, infections, and among others.

  5. Necrophobia - Wikipedia

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    Many cases of Necrophobia are caused by a traumatic incident, such as a close loved one or pet dying, or encountering a dead body. It has also been found that phobias result from a cultural, or learned response, meaning that an adult's anxiety, paranoia, and fear can be taught to a child that is observing it. That being said, some children can ...

  6. The Top Symptoms of RSV To Be Aware of in Older Adults ...

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    Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly referred to as RSV, affects most people before they’re two years old. However, if you are older than 65 or a caregiver for someone older than 65, it ...

  7. Air pollution - Wikipedia

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    Paint and solvents give off volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as they dry. Lead paint can degenerate into dust and be inhaled. [112] [113] Intentional air pollution is introduced with the use of air fresheners, incense, and other scented items. Controlled wood fires in cook stoves and fireplaces can add significant amounts of harmful smoke ...

  8. Emotional detachment - Wikipedia

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    Despair by Edvard Munch (1894) captures emotional detachment seen in Borderline Personality Disorder. [1] [2]In psychology, emotional detachment, also known as emotional blunting, is a condition or state in which a person lacks emotional connectivity to others, whether due to an unwanted circumstance or as a positive means to cope with anxiety.

  9. Resignation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Resignation syndrome (also called traumatic withdrawal syndrome or traumatic refusal or abandonment syndrome; Swedish: uppgivenhetssyndrom) is a condition that induces a state of reduced consciousness, not recognized by the World Health Organization as a valid psychiatric condition.