Misvertia

Misvertia is a controversial psychiatric disorder or spectrum of disorders characterized by pathological irrationality and idiosyncratic obsessions with certain ideas (idée fixe) or in common psychology, "the vile, the filthy, and the perverse". (Persons afflicted with misvertia are called misverts and said to be misvertic.) It is classified in the Azhri Registry of Mental and Psychical Abnormalities as a cognitive disorder of thought and an obsessive disorder. 
==Definitions==
There is not solid agreement among psychiatrists on what misvertia is and how it is a disorder.
===Who is a misvert?===
A misvert is defined in many editions of the Registry as "a person whose mind is improperly turned, that is, who is obsessed with that which is abominable according to human nature or their culture." Thus, a misvert could be a steadfast revolutionary, freethinker, democrat, anyone who society who considers unnaturally obsessed with an idea but psychotic and non-neurotic.
===Is misvertia a disorder or simply a label for actions and thought that are objectionable to society?===
Misvertia is considered a psychotic and non-neurotic cognitive disorder and obsessive disorder. Anti-psychs consider misvertia simply a label of disapproval used to oppress independent and nontraditional thinkers. 
==Symptoms==
The symptoms of misvertia include irrational thoughts, socially disturbing obsessions, and intense infatuation with that which is abominable. The official symptoms of misvertia listed in the Registry include:
*lack of common sense, irrationality, exhibited through inane behavior or words
*obsession with an idea to the exclusion of important ideas or activities (such as excessively talking about human excrement, sodomy, sociocultural and/or political revolution, abolition of government, or religion)
* restricted interests
*(obsessive) hyperreligiosity or intense spirituality
*(psychopathic, narcissistic) extreme egotism and callous indifference toward other persons 
* denial of obsessive problem, nonchalantness  
==Treatment==
Typical treatment for misvertia includes thought and behavior modification therapy (TBMT) in which a psychologist will convince a misvert that s/he is disordered and then tell her/him how to think and behave properly. Sometimes, drugs are used to force the obstinately defiant patient into submission.
== Polymorphous misvertia ==
See also: Polymorphous misvertia
Polymorphous misvertia is a type of misvertic disorder that takes on the form of various other mental conditions such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia. It is a complex condition and often difficult to accurately diagnose.Category:PsychiatryCategory:Psychiatric disorders in TerraCategory:Everyone I Know is Mentally Ill topics
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