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mania a mental disorder characterized by great excitement and occasionally violent behaviour mania [′mān·yə] (psychology) Excessive enthusiasm or excitement; a violent desire or passion; manifestation of a psychotic disorder. Mania ancient Roman goddess of the dead. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 159] See : Death How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a nutshell: Aardman-DreamWorks hybrid mixes the manic and the droll to fine effect. Because they don't know the cause of bipolar disorder--formerly known as manic depression--scientists can't tell whether difficulties in processing facial cues contribute to manic and depressed states, or whether those mental states hamper the processing of facial cues, Leibenluft says. She does this because she has a mental condition called bipolar disorder, or manic depression. |
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