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  • 21mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …

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  • 22performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 23Witchcraft — For other uses, see Witchcraft (disambiguation). Witch redirects here. For other uses, see Witch (disambiguation). The classic image of the witch astride a besom broom …

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  • 24John Gregory Dunne — (1989) John Gregory Dunne (* 25. Mai 1932 in West Hartford, Connecticut; † 30. Dezember 2003 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Journalist, Literaturkritiker und …

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  • 25Alternative medicine — Alternative medical systems …

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  • 26Charles Fort — For other uses of Charles Fort , see Charles Fort (disambiguation). Charles Fort Charles Fort in 1920. Born Charles Hoy Fort August 6, 1874(1874 08 06) …

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  • 27Narcissism — Narcissus by Caravaggio (Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome) Narcissism is a term with a wide range of meanings, depending on whether it is used to describe a central concept of psychoanalytic theory, a mental illness, a social or cultural… …

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  • 28Parapsychology — American psychologist and philosopher William James (1842–1910) was an early psychical researcher.[1] Part of a series of artic …

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  • 29Cognitive distortion — Cognitive distortions are exaggerated and irrational thoughts identified in cognitive therapy and its variants, which in theory perpetuate certain psychological disorders. The theory of cognitive distortions was first proposed by Aaron T.… …

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  • 30Augusten Burroughs — in New York City, 2007. Born Christopher Robison October 23, 1965 (1965 10 23) (age 46) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania …

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