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In Islam, the belief that spiritual entities—particularly, jinn —can possess a person, (or a thing or location), [ 1] is widespread; as is the belief that the jinn and devils can be expelled from the possessed person (or thing/location) through exorcism. This practice is called al-'azm[ 2]: 98 or ruqya ( Arabic: رقية, romanized : ruqya ...
Native speakers of Urdu are spread across South Asia. [note 1] [13] [14] The vast majority of them are Muslims of the Hindi–Urdu Belt of northern India, [note 2] [15] [16] [17] followed by the Deccani people of the Deccan plateau in south-central India (who speak Deccani Urdu), most of the Muhajir people of Pakistan, Muslims in the Terai of Nepal, and Muslims of Old Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Erotomania, also known as de Clérambault's syndrome, [ 1] is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. [ 2] It is listed in the DSM-5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder. [ 3] Commonly, the onset of erotomania is sudden, and the course is chronic.
Izzat ( Hindi: इज़्ज़त; Urdu: عزت; Bengali: ইজ্জত) is the concept of honour prevalent in the culture of North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. [1] It applies universally across religions ( Hindu, Muslim and Sikh ), communities and genders. [2] [3] [4] Maintaining the reputation of oneself and one's family is part of ...
Making oneself bleed, a type of hematolagnia. [ 22] The image of oneself in the form of an infant. [ 19] The image of oneself in the form of a child. [ 23] The image of oneself in the form of a plush. [ 23] The image of oneself in the form of a vampire. [ 24][ 25][ 26] Involves ingesting or seeing one's own blood.
2.3% [ 6] Obsessive–compulsive disorder ( OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines ( compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function. [ 1][ 2][ 7] Obsessions are persistent ...
Dysregulation. Valence. Emotions. v. t. e. Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety . Jealousy can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness or disgust. In its original meaning, jealousy is distinct from envy ...
The word is derived from the Latin word Anglii and Ancient Greek word φίλος philos, meaning "friend".Its antonym is Anglophobe. [3]One of the earliest instances of the word "Anglophile" was recorded in December 1864, when Charles Dickens wrote in an edition of his weekly magazine All the Year Round that he viewed the French monthly magazine Revue des deux Mondes as "an advanced and ...