Encyclopedia Neurotica: An A to Z to Tics, Twitches, and Safety-Valve Nuttiness in the Age of Anxiety

St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 2006. Softcover. Good Condition. We live in an Age of Anxiety. The events of modern life have overwhelmed the average homo sapiens until getting from Point A to Point B without being overcome by neuroses is a practical impossibility. Enter: the comic safety valve. Encyclopedia Neurotica is a delightful garden of the ills that beset modern man. Entries include excerpts from both popular and arcane published works, as well as original definitions, essential terms and the occasional cutting-edge concept, such as "celebriphilia, the pathological desire to sleep with a celebrity, suffered chiefly by groupies."Some samples from Encyclopedia Neurotica --Abyss, the: the yawning unfathomable chasm of existential terror--Acquired Situational Narcissism: a condition characterized by gradiosity, lack of empathy, rage, isolation and substance abuse; mainly afflicts celebrities, who tend to be surrounded by enablers--Denial: unconscious defense mechanism that numbs anxiety by refusing to acknoweledge unpleasant realities--Manic Run: prolonged state of optimism, excitement and hyperactivity experienced as part of bipolar disorder 274 pages. Pen mark to top of page edges indicating remainder mark. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Psychology; United States; Psychology & Psychiatry; ISBN: 0312325010. ISBN/EAN: 9780312325015. Inventory No: 242716. . 9780312325015