Mania: (mane-e-ah) An emotional disorder characterized by euphoria or irritability, rapid speech, fleeting thoughts, insomnia, poor attention span, grandiosity, and poor judgment; usually occurs in bipolar disorder. Positive symptoms of psychosis may also be present.

 

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Mania: (mane-e-ah) An emotional disorder characterized by euphoria or irritability, rapid speech, fleeting thoughts, insomnia, poor attention span, grandiosity, and poor judgment; usually occurs in . . . View Full Definition

Egomania: pathological preoccupation with oneself.

Erotomania (De Clérambaults Syndrome): patient holds the delusional belief that someone else, usually of a higher social or professional status, is in love with them.

Monomania: pathological preoccupation with a single object

Trichotillomania: The pulling out of ones own hair to the point that it is noticeable and causing significant distress or impairment.

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