Celebrity Worship Syndrome
Celebrity Worship Syndrome (pronunciation: səˈlebrədē ˈwərSHəp ˈsinˌdrōm) is a psychological condition where an individual becomes overly involved and obsessed with the details of a celebrity's personal and professional life.
Etymology
The term "Celebrity Worship Syndrome" was first coined by psychologists Lynn McCutcheon, Rense Lange, and James Houran in the early 2000s. The term combines the words "celebrity", derived from the Latin celebritas meaning 'famous person', and "worship", from the Old English weorþscipe meaning 'condition of being worthy', and "syndrome", from the Greek syndromē meaning 'concurrence of symptoms, concourse of people'.
Symptoms
Symptoms of Celebrity Worship Syndrome can range from mild to severe. Mild symptoms may include a person having a keen interest in a celebrity's life, while severe symptoms can include believing that they have a personal relationship with the celebrity, or even stalking the celebrity.
Related Terms
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly, have certain thoughts repeatedly, or feel they need to perform certain routines repeatedly.
- Stalking: Unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group towards another person.
- Fame: The state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements.
- Celebrity: A famous person, especially in entertainment or sports.
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