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  2. Attention seeking - Wikipedia

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    Attention seeking behavior is defined in the DSM-5 as "engaging in behavior designed to attract notice and to make oneself the focus of others' attention and admiration". [ 1 ] : 780 This definition does not ascribe a motivation to the behavior and assumes a human actor, although the term "attention seeking" sometimes also assumes a motive of ...

  3. Distraction - Wikipedia

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    Distraction can suggest fake targets. In open field with mass military strategy, sometimes a contingent of troops distracts the enemy army to expose their flank, or to draw them away from a key point or fortification. Flares can also divert enemy soldiers' attention.

  4. Histrionic personality disorder - Wikipedia

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    Histrionic personality disorder; Dramatic behavior is a key marker of histrionic personality disorder: Specialty: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry: Symptoms: Persistent attention seeking, dramatic behavior, rapidly shifting and shallow emotions, sexually provocative behavior, undetailed style of speech, and a tendency to consider relationships more intimate than they actually are.

  5. China Draws Attention - AOL

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    When you take the kids or nieces to see Kung Fu Panda 3 in a few years look for the "Made in China" label. DreamWorks Animation (NYS: DWA) unveiled an ambitious foray into the world's most ...

  6. Glossary of journalism - Wikipedia

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    A word or short phrase in larger type used to break up long columns of text, often a fragment of a strong quote from the paragraph which follows. [2] curtain raiser A story written before a predicted event, setting the scene for when it happens. Such stories are often used at the start of election campaigns, sporting competitions, etc. [2] cutline

  7. Chronic absenteeism draws attention of education advocates ...

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    The school day begins at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays at Roseville Area High School — as opposed to 8:10 a.m. starts the rest of the week — yet many students still are arriving late. Time for an ...

  8. Streisand effect - Wikipedia

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    The original image of Barbra Streisand's cliff-top residence in Malibu, California, which she attempted to suppress in 2003. The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead increases public awareness of the information.

  9. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    See List of English words with disputed usage for words that are used in ways that are deprecated by some usage writers but are condoned by some dictionaries. There may be regional variations in grammar, orthography, and word-use, especially between different English-speaking countries.