Pathological-Morbid Jealousy
Pathological jealousy, also known as morbid jealousy, Othello syndrome or delusional jealousy, is a psychological disorder in which a person is preoccupied with the thought that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful without having any real proof, along with socially unacceptable or abnormal behaviour
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Wiki Number: PW125
Diagnosis: Morbid or Pathological Jealousy
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Symptoms: thinking a partner is unfaithful with no proof, but carrying jealous actions. Shakespeare’s “Othello” kills his wife in a jealous rage.
Progression: thoughts become obsessive; believe the partner is taking sexual stimulants or unfaithful during (his) own sleep, older men –
Causes: Triggered by sexual infidelity in men; emotional infidelity in women. Muslim “honor killings” of family are not mentioned.
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- Delusional jealousy and psychological factors in very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis with positive result of Lewy body disease biomarker: a case reportby Hisaki Omori on November 18, 2024
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- A Novel Mutation of FOXC1 (P136L) in an Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome Patient With a Systematized Delusion of Jealousy: A Case Report and Literature Reviewby Yuta Yoshino on November 9, 2024
CONCLUSION: A novel mutation was found in the FOXC1 gene (c.408C>A, p.Phe136Leu), which possibly induces delusions of jealousy and impairment of working memory, as well as features of ARS, by changing the protein structure. Mutations in that domain of the FOXC1 gene may be important not only for ocular abnormalities but also for brain function.
- Jealousy as Predicted by Allocation and Reception of Resources in an Economic Gameby María Teresa Barbato on October 30, 2024
Evidence is abundant that evolution by selection has produced sex differences in the design of adaptations to solve the problems surrounding reproduction. A prime example is the design of human jealousy, which research suggests is triggered by distinct evoking acts that are specific challenges for women and men in their exclusive reproductive bond. It follows that jealousy would be directed toward driving away interlopers who could potentially threaten the bond with the romantic partner or...
- Friendship jealousy and interaction needs: how mutual friend features affect users of WeChat Momentsby Yehan Zou on October 28, 2024
Many social networking services (SNSs) have features that highlight the common friends of pairs of users. Previous research has examined recommendation systems that use mutual friend metrics, but few scholars have studied how the existence of features related to mutual friends affects users in SNSs. To explore this issue further, we conducted interviews with 22 users of WeChat Moments to investigate how certain rules involving mutual friends affect users and how they deal with the issues that...