Some of you were asking me what it is that I'm studying in psychology these days... and I thought I'd share some amusing things with you.
First of all, after reading the chapter in the textbook on Personality and Abnormal Psychology I diagnosed myself with all of the following disorders:
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (symptoms exhibited by the patient (AKA me) - "Forbidden, aggressive, perverse sexual thoughts, images or impulses; Concern with household items; Concern with environmental toxins")
- Antisocial personality disorder (symptoms - "Failure to conform to standards of decency")
- Mania (symptoms - "Wild, exuberant, unrealistic activity unprecipitated by environmental events")
Oh well - who am I kidding - my great auntie died of schizophrenia - why am I any better?!
And just in case you have a fear and don't' know what's the technical term for it, here are some of my favourites:
- Ailurophobia - Fear of cats
- Belonophobia - Fear of needles
- Nyctophobia - Fear of darkness
- Siderophobia - Fear of railways
- Syphilophobia - Fear of syphilis
- Taphophobia - Fear of being buried alive
- Triskaidekaphobia - Fear of Thirteen
Keep rockn' you lot!!!
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