Post-abusive psychoaffective syndrome

Post-abusive psychoaffective syndrome (PAPAS) is a psychological condition that develops in response to emotional abuse and exhibits symptoms of both psychosis and an affective disorder. 
==Causes==
Causes include bullying by peers or taunting by parents and authorities. Intra-familial conflict, such as fighting between parents or intense sibling rivalry, also lead to some symptoms. 
==Signs and symptoms==
PAPAS is characterized by signs and symptoms of both psychosis, which causes a loss of awareness of reality, and affective disorder, a disorder that alters a person's emotional experience. 
===Psychosis===
* Paranoia, fear that everyone is trying to exploit one, fear of intimacy 
* Delusions of social isolation 
* Auditory hallucinations 
* Idiosyncratic social behavior, reclusion 
===Affective===
* Sadness 
* Sense of worthlessness, “life has no meaning”, “I have wasted my life” 
* Desire to die or lack of desire to live, “tired of life” 
* Takes pain in pleasure, realizes the “impermanence of all things” and thus enjoys nothing 
* Loss of interest in hobbies, friends, etc. 
* Believes self to be evil, wicked, unclean; considers friendship a “favor” 
* Desires, yet rejects, personal intimacy 
===Associated traits===
* Fears sexual intercourse, is disgusted by sex 
* Hates to be touched, represents intimacy 
* Morally rigid or morally lax, does not take middle of two extremes 
* Extremely introverted, closed off from society 
* Presents a public face of social involvement and emotional intimacy, but sustained by a secret internal world 
* Fluctuating moods 
* Extremely submissive or extremely defiant; always obeys authority or always resists, even when not in one’s interest 
* Considers lack of conflict a sign of relational shallowness 
* Uncomfortable in one’s own body (especially if overweight [or judged for one’s weight] or disabled) 
** May lead to eating disorders 
* Highly selective of friends 
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