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1、盘点:都市人的八大古怪流行病 Procrastination拖延症 Procrastinationreferstotheactofreplacinghigh-priorityactionswithtasksoflow-priority,andthusputtingoffimportanttaskstoalatertime.Somepsychologistscitesuchbehaviorasamechanismforcopingwiththeanxietyassociatedwithstartingorc
2、ompletinganytaskordecision。 症状:所有大事小事都拖到最后一刻,能不做时绝对不做,可以拖时一定要拖。 病症等级:不治之症Holidaysyndrome假期综合症 Holidaysyndromeappearswhenpeoplewhojustcomebacktioworkfromabreak.It'scausedbylongtimeTVwactchingorinternetsurfing.Itmakeone'sbackandwaistsore。 症状:在长假过后,身心疲惫,
3、心情烦躁,精力不集中,睡不好,吃不香,没有上课或上班的激情,但身体没有器质性病变。 病症等级:病情可控,为周一综合症的并发症Prosopagnosia脸盲症 Prosopagnosiaisadisorderoffaceperceptionwheretheabilitytorecognizefacesisimpaired,whiletheabilitytorecognizeotherobjectsmayberelativelyintact. 症状:患者看不清别人的脸;患者对别人的脸型失去辨认能力。脸盲症
4、;即便是熟人,也会形同陌路。 病症等级:不治之症Premenstrualsyndrome经期综合症 Premenstrualsyndrome(PMS)(alsocalledPMTorpremenstrualtension)isacollectionofphysicalandemotionalsymptomsrelatedtoawoman'smenstrualcycle. 症状:下腹部疼痛,常伴随有恶心、呕吐、腹泻等,严重的可出现面色苍白、手脚冰冷、冷汗淋漓等症状。 病症等级:病情可控,受个人情绪影响
5、较大,可能会传染Trypophobia密集恐惧症 Trypophobiaisanintensefearofthefollowingthings,whichresultsinanall-overitchyfeelingandgeneraluneasyness.Lotus seedpods,Crumpets,Pumice,Cavitiesinteeth,theAmpullaeofLorenziniinSharks,Holesinconcrete,Bugtunnelsinwood,Enlargedporeso
6、ftheskin,AeroBars,Holesinwallscausedbybullets,Bonemarrow,Wasps'nest,Honeycomb,BubblesinDough,Antholes,Veinsinmeat,Clustersofholes。 症状:对密集排列的相对小物体很敏感,感觉头晕,恶心,头皮发麻。几乎人人都有,程度因人而异。 病症等级:病情可控,可能传染TheMondaySyndrome星期一综合症 Itturnsoutnomatterwhetheryou'reAmerica
7、n,Chineseorafatcartooncatwithapenchantforlasagna,youallhaveatleastonethingincommon:youprobablyhateMondays.Infact,foreveryWesternerwitha"caseoftheMondays"itturnsoutthere'saChineseworkerwho'ssufferingfromtheequallyseriouscase—Monday2用心爱心专心Syndrome. 症状:赖床,精神
8、恍惚,食欲不振,晚上失眠,早起“起床气”很大,容易发火,工作效率低下。 病症等级:病情可控Bulimianervosa易饿症 Bulimianervosaisaneatingdisordercharacterizedbyrestrainingoffoodintakeforaperiodoftimefollowedbyanoverintakeorbingingperiodthatresultsinfeeling