Psychological Syndromes

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**Psychological Syndromes** are conditions that cause ones mind to function in a non-typical way, while not classifying as the conditions and/or disorders of other categorizations of neurodivergence. This does not include genetic syndromes and/or syndromes caused by damage/sickness, as those fall under their own categorization.

## Types of Psychological Syndromes

### Abandoned Child Syndrome

Abandoned Child Syndrome is a condition affecting children who have lost one or more parents/caretakers. Common symptoms include alienation from surroundings, guilt, fear/uncertainty, clinginess to individuals or objects of comfort, troubled/disordered sleeping, troubled/disordered eating, anxiety, depression, aggression/irritability, fatigue, and grief. This condition can persist into adulthood as well.

### Alice In Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS/AWS)

AWS is a condition in which one experiences distorted perceptions and disorientation. This includes objects/individuals appearing stretched out or smaller than average, objects/individuals appearing further or closer away than they are, sound distortion, time distortion, loss of limb control/poor coordination, and similar symptoms. The cause for this condition is unknown.

### Battered Person Syndrome

Battered Person Syndrome (most commonly affecting women, often called Battered Woman Syndrome) is a condition that is considered a subset of PTSD, specifically relating to long-term domestic physical abuse. The individual often feels helpless or guilty, in many cases blaming themselves for their trauma/abuse being inflicted on them, while also holding symptoms of PTSD.

### Celebrity Worship Syndrome (CWS/CW)

CWS is a condition in which one has obsessive and addictive thoughts and behaviors towards celebrities/famous individuals. This often includes obsessively being involved with spaces based around them, constantly checking for updates, and a desire to be involved in the celebrity's personal life. This goes beyond normal admiration for a celebrity and can cause distress for the individual as well as those around them.

### Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS)

CBS is a condition in which one experiences vivid hallucinations as they lose their eyesight. These hallucinations can occur on a daily or weekly basis and may happen multiple times in one day. The reason this occurs is due to ones brain trying to process the imagery input of the remaining eyesight and misinterpreting it or filling in empty spaces with other images.

### Delusional Misidentification Syndrome

Delusional Misidentification Syndrome is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that someone/something has been altered, changed, or replaced in some way. This could occur due to psychotic disorders, dementia, or similar conditions. It can also be due to brain damage.

#### Capgras Syndrome/Delusion

Capgras Syndrome or Imposter Syndrome is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that one or more loved ones or peers have been replaced by an imposter, usually an imposter with harmful intent. This could cause one to show aggression and paranoia towards an individual that they are close to, due to believing it's not really them.

#### Cotards Delusion/Syndrome

Cotards Delusion or Walking Corpse Syndrome is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that they are either dead, a corpse, a ghost, nonexistent, dying, or are missing pieces of their body. They may believe that things/individuals around them are also dead/nonexistent.

#### Fregoli Delusion

Fregoli Delusion is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that multiple individuals that they have met are actually the same individual in disguise. Those with this delusion often believe that the 'disguised individual' is trying to harm them in some way.

#### Intermetamorphosis

Intermetamorphosis is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that an individual can transform into something else both in appearance and personality. Often times this leads to suspicion and paranoia towards the individual they have this delusion towards.

#### Mirrored-Self Misidentification

Mirrored-Self Misidentification is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that ones reflection is not of themself. They may believe it is a doppelgänger, demon, spirit, younger/older/altered version of themself, or similar.

#### Reduplicative Paramnesia

Reduplicative Paramnesia is a condition in which one has the delusion belief that a place/location is duplicated, existing in two places separately.

#### Syndrome Of Subjective Doubles/Subjective Doubles

Subjective Doubles is a condition in which one has the delusional belief that they have a doppelgänger of themself that is interfering with their life and pretending to be them.

### Diogenes Syndrome

Diogenes Syndrome is a condition in which one has the compulsive desire to hoard and is apathetic/uninterested in self care and hygiene. They often see nothing wrong with their behaviors and, in many cases, have another form of neurodivergence.

### Environmental Dependency Syndrome

Environmental Dependency Syndrome, Zelig Syndromes, or Zelig-Like Syndrome is a condition in which one relies on environmental cues to accomplish goals or tasks to a non-typical extent. They may feel blank or empty until being "activated". Not much information is available on this syndrome, as cases are not common.

### Jerusalem Syndrome

Jerusalem Syndrome is a condition in which one has obsessive thoughts, delusions, and/or hallucinations related to religious concepts after or while visiting Jerusalem. This is typically due to having a psychotic disorder that is triggered upon making a trip there and being exposed to excessive religious scenery/events. Often times the delusions/hallucinations are related to being/seeing a religious figure. While this syndrome is most common to Jerusalem, other religious locations have been noted to induce the same symptoms.

### Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS)

KLS is a condition in which one has episodes of hypersomnia, disorientation, hallucinations, excessive eating, irritability, mood differences, and possibly an abnormal sex drive. These episodes tent to happen less and eventually dissipate as the individual grows older. The cause of this is typically a malfunction in parts of the brain that govern sleep and appetite.

### Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS)

LKS is a condition that affects children that causes them to suddenly struggle with understanding others' speech and struggling to speak themselves. Those with LKS tend to have seizures and/or a seizure disorder.

### Memory Distrust Syndrome

Memory Distrust Syndrome is a condition in which one doubts their own memory to a non-typical extent, usually to the point where they trust others' descriptions of their actions more than they trust their own memory. This is typically considered to be related to amnesia.

### Musical Ear Syndrome (MES)

MES is a condition in which one hears music that is not actually playing. This could be a constant sound or it could be periodically. This usually follows hearing impairment, in which the brain fills the blanks with music.

### Olfactory Reference Syndrome

Olfactory Reference Syndrome is a condition in which one compulsively believes that they have a terrible odor/smell and obsessively washes themselves or uses perfumes and colognes to smell better. They may avoid social situations due to the belief that they smell bad and the fear of being made fun of or hated for it. This can be considered a subset of other specified obsessive-compulsive and related disorder.

### Oneiroid Syndrome

Oneiroid Syndrome is a condition in which one experiences vivid scenic hallucinations and/or delusions that are kaleidoscopic, while also experiencing catatonic symptoms and possibly delirium as well. These dream-like experiences are not always pleasant and can feel as thought they are in an alternate universe/dimension that is overlapping with reality. Those with this condition are often diagnosed with psychotic disorders as well.

### Peter Pan Syndrome

Peter Pan Syndrome is a condition affecting teens and adults in which one has trouble accepting that they are aging/growing up, to the point where it becomes unhealthy and can disrupt relationships. Those with this condition tend to have a lack of interest/desire to have or keep a job, trouble making concrete plans or keeping plans, emotional outbursts that are unusual for those their age to have under stressful situations, fear of negativity, little/no interest in personal growth, the desire/expectation that they will be taken care of by others, and often are also diagnosed with NPD. The cause for this could be parental influence and/or emotional influence. When one enables their negative symptoms, they are said to have Wendy Syndrome.

### Rape Trauma Syndrome

Rape Trauma Syndrome is a condition that is considered a subset of PTSD, specifically relating to sexual assault, sexual abuse, and rape. The individual often experiences anxiety, depression, nausea, an intense desire to clean themself, confusion, sensitivity, fear/uncertainty, helplessness, dissociation, detachment, and similar. They often experience trouble sleeping, trouble maintaining relationships, and hypervigilance, while also holding notable symptoms of PTSD. They may also question their sexuality as well.

### Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome is a condition in which the individual who has been kidnapped, captured, or trapped by an abuser forms positive emotions towards their captor, sometimes mentally jumping through hoops in order to justify their captor's actions, and, in some cases, idolizing them. This condition often forms in order to cope with the traumatic nature of the experience and can affect the individual after they are freed. The opposite of this is known as Lima Syndrome.

### Truman Syndrome/The Truman Show Delusion

Truman Syndrome is a condition in which an individual has the delusional belief that their life is just a staged TV show. This most commonly accompanies psychotic disorders.

## Syndromes Caused By Substance Abuse

Syndromes Caused By Substance Abuse are also included under this umbrella. Almost every substance can cause unusual psychological responses and can cause ones mind to mimic the symptoms of different mental conditions when intoxicated.

## References

https://edelweisspublications.com/keyword/22/1760/Abandoned-Child-Syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/alice-in-wonderland-syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/battered-woman-syndrome

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-excess/201307/celebrity-worship-syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/charles-bonnet-syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/capgras-syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/cotard-delusion

https://www.healthline.com/health/diogenes-syndrome

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/kleine-levin-syndrome

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/landaukleffner-syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/musical-ear-syndrome

https://www.healthline.com/health/peter-pan-syndrome

https://students.wustl.edu/rape-trauma-syndrome/

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/stockholm-syndrome

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-amotivational-syndrome-5120215