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Alexithymia (/ əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə / ə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə), also called emotional blindness, [1] is a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by significant challenges in recognizing, expressing, sourcing, [2] and describing one's emotions. [3][4][5] It is associated with difficulties in attachment and interpersonal relations. [6]
Hong Kong action cinema. Kung fu film. Vietnamese martial arts. Wushu (sport) Wuxia. v. t. e. Qigong (/ ˈtʃiːˈɡɒŋ /) [ 1 ][ a ] is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation [ 2 ] said to be useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. [ 3 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 November 2024. The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A mental disorder, also known as a mental illness, mental health condition, or psychiatric ...
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. A large share of its claims are pseudoscientific, with the majority of treatments having no robust evidence of effectiveness or logical mechanism of action. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Medicine in traditional China encompassed a range of sometimes ...
Chengyu (traditional Chinese: 成語; simplified Chinese: 成语; pinyin: chéngyǔ; trans. "set phrase") are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, most of which consist of four Chinese characters. Chengyu were widely used in Literary Chinese and are still common in written vernacular Chinese writing and in the spoken language today.
Cyclothymia (/ ˌ s aɪ k l ə ˈ θ aɪ m i ə /, siy-kluh-THIY-mee-uh), also known as cyclothymic disorder, psychothemia / psychothymia, [5] bipolar III, [6] affective personality disorder [7] and cyclothymic personality disorder, [8] is a mental and behavioural disorder [9] that involves numerous periods of symptoms of depression and periods of symptoms of elevated mood. [3]
Latah is a condition in which abnormal behaviors result from a person experiencing a sudden shock or other external stressor almost exclusively having been observed in persons from Southeast Asia. When induced, the affected person typically engages in such behaviors as screaming, cursing, dance movements, uncontrollable laughter, mimicry and ...
Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun (simplified Chinese: 李清云; traditional Chinese: 李清雲; pinyin: Lǐ Qīngyún, (died 6 May 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his supposed extreme longevity. [1][2] His true date of birth has never been determined. Gerontologists consider his claims to be a myth ...