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...ful fire setting on more than one occasion, while pyrophilia is the sexual fascination with fire. Symptoms of pyrophilia may include a fascination with fire, deriving pleasure from fire-starting activities, and experiencin

...to describe a complex and stereotyped behavior characterized by an intense fascination with repetitive handling and examining of objects. The term is derived from ...n patients with [[Parkinson's disease]]. It is characterized by an intense fascination with repetitive handling, examining, or collecting of objects. The behavior

...ing "dead" and "mania" meaning "madness" or "frenzy". It is a pathological fascination with death and the dead, often manifesting as a compulsion to engage with,

...uding movement and other activities and underlying mental processes. Human fascination with animal behavior probably extends back millions of years, perhaps even

...nglomania'' was first used in the late 18th century to describe the French fascination with all things English, which was seen as a reaction to the perceived deca

* Displaying fascination with violence, weapons, injury, or torture

...other hand, natural environments invoke a different kind of attention—soft fascination—which allows for reflection and can help restore directed attention capab * [[Soft Fascination]]: A type of attention proposed by the Kaplans that requires no mental effo

...ng to the consumption of the blood of others. Other symptoms may include a fascination with death or the supernatural, and a belief in personal immortality.

...ashion; the [[goth]] subculture, which is known for its dark aesthetic and fascination with the macabre; and the [[hip hop]] subculture, which originated in Afric

...The term comes from the Portuguese word "feitiço," which means "obsessive fascination."

Symptoms of pyromania may include: a fascination with fire; persistent and unsuccessful attempts to control the impulse to s

...and hand-flapping movements. Hyperactivity, a short attention span, and a fascination with water are common. Most affected children also have difficulty sleeping