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Pathology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The related term pathological is sometimes used by clinicians, or casually, to signify some abberrant process underlying such a dysfunction, thus a "pathological growth", or casually, a "pathological attitude" or a "pathological woman hater". Pathological can also be used in data sets in mathematics or statistics to reference an exceptionally (or awkwardly, or inconveniently) atypical example or set of data, often one which does not abide by rules or succumb to treatment that other similar cases usually do: Here, an input (or set of inputs) is said to be pathological if it causes atypical behavior from the algorithm, such as a violation of its average case complexity, or even its correctness. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pathology   (415 words)

PlanetMath: pathological   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Pathological objects are typically percieved to, in some sense, be badly behaving. A very famous pathological function is the Weierstrass function, which is a continuous function that is nowhere differentiable. This is version 6 of pathological, born on 2004-10-06, modified 2005-03-03. planetmath.org /encyclopedia/Pathological.html   (162 words)

Pathological (mathematics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In mathematics, a pathological example is one whose properties are (or should be considered) atypically bad. This highlights the fact that the term pathological is subjective, and its meaning in any particular case resides in the community of mathematicians, not within the subject matter of mathematics itself. Pathological examples often have some undesirable or unusual properties that make it difficult to contain or explain within a theory. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pathological_(mathematics)   (665 words)

Pathological Gambling Pathological Gambling is persistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behavior that disrupts personal, family, or vocational pursuits. Pathological gamblers were found to exhibit certain physiological traits, such as high energy levels, hyperactivity and high tolerance of stress. The sociological view that pathological gamblers have positive rewards convincing them of the benefits of gambling was supported with evidence of a big win early in the career of the pathological gambler. www.psychnet-uk.com /dsm_iv/pathological_gambling.htm   (471 words)

German Journal of Psychiatry Moreyra Pathological Gambling Pathological gambling is a frequently underdiagnosed and disabling disorder the prevalence of which appears to be increasing along with the increment of gambling opportunities (Volberg, 1994). Pathological gambling is a chronic and progressive condition that disrupts the life of the individual and those close to him. Not only is pathological gambling associated with financial problems due to the large amounts of money spent on the activity or the loss of a job, but this disorder increases the likelihood of other emotional and psychiatric problems, and general health problems in the individual or his family (Lorenz and Yaffee, 1986, 1988). www.gjpsy.uni-goettingen.de /gjp-article-moreyra.htm   (5313 words)

Problem Gambling FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Pathological gambling is the inability, over an extended period of time, to resist impulses to gamble. Pathological gamblers often "chase" their losses, feel a need to bet more frequently and in larger amounts, and continue to gamble in spite of the serious negative consequences of their behavior. Their best estimate was that 1.6 percent of the adults in both countries had experienced pathological gambling at some point in their life, while 1.1 percent had experienced it in the past 12 months. www.naspl.org /compgamb.html   (1876 words)

Pathological Myopia Pathological myopia is an extremely high amount of nearsightedness that causes a major alteration of the shape or globe of the eye, which may lead to profound vision loss. Pathological myopia causes the eye to elongate, which in turn stretches and thins the retina and the sclera of the eye. Pathological myopia patients may present with prescriptions from —6 diopters to in excess of -40 diopters. www.eyeassociates.com /pathological_myopia.htm   (1108 words)

Pathological Narcissism - A Dysfunction or a Blessing? Pathological narcissism is wrongly described as too much healthy narcissism (or too much self-esteem). Pathological narcissism involves an impaired, dysfunctional, immature (true) self coupled with a compensatory fiction (the False Self). In short: pathological narcissism is a result of over-sensitivity, the repression of overwhelming memories and experiences, and the suppression of inordinately strong negative feelings (e.g., hurt, envy, anger, or humiliation). www.suite101.com /article.cfm/npd/90196   (648 words)

National Council of Welfare - Gambling in Canada Pathological gamblers are most likely to be between the ages of 18 and 44 or between 65 and 74 (no p-value given). Ontario concluded that pathological gamblers were often 18 to 44 or 65 to 74, and Quebec also found a disproportionate number of problem and pathological gamblers between the ages of 40 and 49. Pathological gambling overlaps with psychiatric disorders, including manic depression, attention deficit hyperactivity, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorders and clinical depression.(44) Some cases of depression are thought to be the result of the pathological gambler's tendency to invest too much self-esteem in winning. www.ncwcnbes.net /htmdocument/reportgambling/Gambling_e.htm   (14711 words)

HYLE 8-1 (2002): 'Pathological Science' is not Scientific Misconduct (nor is it pathological) The canonical exemplars of pathological science in chemistry (N-rays, polywater) as well as the recent case of cold fusion in electrochemistry involved research practices not clearly distinguishable from those in (revolutionary) science. The concept of ‘pathological science’ was put forth nearly half a century ago in a seminar and lacks justification in contemporary understanding of science studies (history, philosophy, and sociology of science). There is no fussing over instances of ‘pathological science’ within the realms of what Kuhn has termed ‘normal’ science, the sort of research that most scientists are engaged in, that adds detail to the existing stock of knowledge without bringing into question accepted modes of explanation. www.hyle.org /journal/issues/8-1/bauer.htm   (6068 words)

Gambling addiction Q&A Both pathological gamblers and persons addicted to alcohol or drugs are preoccupied with their addiction, experience low self-esteem, use rituals, and seek immediate gratification. It is very important that pathological gamblers receive crisis stabilization at the beginning of their treatment, because pathological gamblers have a much higher suicide rate than persons addicted to alcohol or drugs. Many pathological gamblers will gamble to lose in the desperation phase of their addiction, because it is the action they seek, not the money. www.addictionrecov.org /qandagam.htm   (1170 words)

The Straight Dope: Is there really such a thing as a pathological liar?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Thus we see that habitual liars are of two kinds: on the one hand, pathological liars, who are pathetic losers, and on the other hand skilled liars, who constitute the national ruling class. What makes pathological liars lie is not well understood although it seems pretty clear there isn't any single cause. Not all cases of pathological lying are associated with a neurological disorder. www.straightdope.com /classics/a4_094b.html   (436 words)

Why do People Gamble Too Much?--Pathological and Problem Gambling Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction. Pathological gambling is a progressive and chronic disorder that is clearly distinguished from social gambling. Compulsive or pathological gamblers seek treatment when other addicts do, when their life is an absolute mess and they can't take it anymore. www.library.ca.gov /CRB/97/03/Chapt8.html   (5180 words)

Pathological Gambling Pathological Gambling Gambling is one of the oldest human activities, in all societies; man has devoted himself to all kinds of games of chance >>> Not all gamblers are "pathological"; it can be useful to distinguish the different types of players in order not to stigmatize those who enjoy gambling. The individuals who are most at risk of becoming problem gamblers or pathological are the younger individuals (the risk decreases with age) and the least educated. www.dianova.ca /english/addictions_gambl_engl.htm   (952 words)

www.gambler-assessments.com Pathological gambling was first recognized as a psychiatric disorder in 1980. Pathological gamblers experience physical as well as psychological stress and exhibit mood swings (including depression), substance (alcohol and other drugs) abuse and suicidal ideation (Rachel A. Volberg, Ph. Pathological gamblers are characterized by wide mood swings, remorse, blaming others (projection and rationalization) and the alienation of family and friends. www.gambler-assessments.com   (2312 words)

Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Pathological Myopia and Posterior Staphyloma Pathological myopia involves structural alterations to the globe, which may threaten sight and ocular health. Pathological myopes may present with decreased visual acuity, an unusually large exophoria, strabismus (typically exotropia), open angle glaucoma, premature lenticular opacification and increased axial length (26.5­33.5mm). In cases of high myopia, it may be necessary to specify a minus-edge lenticular design to minimize the complications and discomfort of a thickened skirt. www.revoptom.com /handbook/oct02_sec5_3.htm   (697 words)

Problem Gambling Terms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Pathological gambling is considered in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder, as are kleptomania, pyromania, and other "addictive" behaviors. Pathological gambling is not an obsessive-compulsive disorder though it is often confused with one (hence the professional dissatisfaction with the term compulsive gambling). Often confused with pathological gamblers, professional gambling is characterized by limited risks, discipline, and restraint, items all lacking in the pathological gambler. www.naspl.org /problem.html   (2160 words)

Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review The charge to the Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling was to identify and analyze the full range of research studies that bear upon the nature of pathological and problem gambling, highlighting key issues and data sources that can provide hard evidence of their effects. Pathological gambling was first included as a mental health diagnosis in 1980 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the official publication of the American Psychiatric Association, classified in the section on disorders of impulse control. Pathological gamblers are more likely than nonpathologi-cal gamblers to report that their parents were pathological gamblers. www.nap.edu /html/pathological_gambling   (2611 words)

Analysis by Synthesis of Severely Pathological Voices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Synthetic pathological voices could be useful as an element in a standard protocol for quality assessment. In this project, we develop guidelines for synthesizing some kinds of severely pathological voice qualities in the hope of making synthesis less of a subjective art, as it currently is, and more of a science. With the exception of studies by Childers and colleagues, attempts to synthesize pathological voices have not been reported, and synthesis for such voices is not well developed. www.icsl.ucla.edu /~spapl/projects/pathological.html   (469 words)

NewsForge | Caution: this game is pathological Jean-Paul Gignac, the game's creator, told me that he viewed Frozen-Bubble's "overall quality of packaging and presentation as a standard by which Pathological should be measured." That's setting the bar pretty high, but he has delivered. Pathological game boards center around "wheels" you can turn 90 degrees at a time by right-clicking on them. I asked John-Paul how he got involved with free software (Pathological is licensed under the GPL) and he explained, "One weekend, I got a friend of mine to install GNU/Linux on a spare partition of my work machine, just so I could see what all the hype was about. www.newsforge.com /software/04/01/29/1812244.shtml   (925 words)

pathological science   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) "Pathological science" is a term coined by Nobel-laureate in chemistry Irving Langmuir in a presentation he made at General Electric's Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory a few years before his death in 1957. Cromer, commenting on Langmuir's characteristics of pathological science, noted that scientists are often not very good judges of the scientific process. ‘Pathological Science’ is not Scientific Misconduct (nor is it pathological) by Henry H. Bauer skepdic.com /pathosc.html   (608 words)

About Pathological Gambling For the four to six percent of gamblers who become problem or pathological (compulsive) gamblers, however, it can be a devastating illness that negatively affects every aspect of their lives. Pathological gambling is a progressive disease that devastates not only the gambler but everyone with whom he or she has a significant relationship. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association accepted pathological gambling as a "disorder of impulse control." It is an illness that is chronic and progressive, but it can be diagnosed and treated. www.addictionrecov.org /aboutgam.htm   (790 words)

NIH Guide: PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING: BASIC, CLINICAL AND SERVICES RESEARCH Is pathological gambling behavior primarily a reflection of another disorder (e.g., depression) or a non-pharmacological addiction, a result of social- cognitive factors (e.g., faulty cognitions and reinforcement schedules), or a reflection of other factors? Applications are encouraged that build on extant research findings concerning pathological gambling, and also that involve a number of disciplines and methods in order to produce broad and deep scientific knowledge. These two pathological behaviors may be related to a common underlying etiological process or the comorbidity may relate in a reinforcing fashion. grants.nih.gov /grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-106.html   (2241 words)

gambling addiction It is difficult for some people to understand problem gambling, but pathological gamblers do not have the choice to gamble, they are addicted. Pathological gamblers are not gambling for the money, they are gambling to feel normal. But pathological gambling is a brain disease that is chemically and genetically driven, just as addictive as crack cocaine in certain individuals. www.robertperkinson.com /gambling-treatment.htm   (919 words)

Pathological science A key result may suddenly emerge, supporting the paradigm and revealing the challenging anomaly as pathological; on rare and treasured occasions, a key result convincingly supports a significant revision of the paradigm. Pathological science often involves a relatively sensational interpretation of an unexceptional observation; the cold fusion episode offers an instructive example. Any number of pathological investigations give way eventually to one like quantum mechanics--which necessitated a few adjustments to the law of conservation of mass but ultimately withstood criticism, explained results that Newtonian theory couldn't explain, and revolutionized physics. www.columbia.edu /cu/21stC/issue-3.4/turro.html   (3093 words)

EJGI: Feature Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The move to medicalize pathological gambling originated from the case studies of early psychoanalytic writers (Von Hattinger, 1914; Bergler, 1957), and by the inclusion of pathological gambling in DSM-III (American Psychiatric Association, 1980), as a psychiatric disorder of impulse control. These traits predated the onset of pathological gambling behaviour and gave rise to the hypothesis that impulsivity precedes gambling; and that impulsivity is independent of it and is a good predictor factor for severity of involvement in at least a subgroup of gamblers. Genetic studies have recently reported that pathological gamblers, similar to substance abusers, are much more likely to have the D2A1 allele for the dopamine D2 receptor gene than controls leading Comings et al., (1996) to suggest that the D2A1 allele may be a major risk factor in pathological gambling. www.camh.net /egambling/issue1/feature   (3676 words)

Pathological - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Pathological is an enriched clone of the game "Logical" by Rainbow Arts. If you would like to contribute your board designs for a future release of Pathological, please email them to boards@gignac.org. Their work inspired me to make Pathological the best that it can be. pathological.sourceforge.net   (277 words)

Pathological Gambling Pathological gambling is an illness characterized by persistent and recurrent maladaptive patterns of... Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling, National Research Council. The Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders was established in 2000 as a program of Harvard Medical... www.health-nexus.com /pathological_gambling.htm   (285 words)

pathological gambling on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Pathological gambling should be viewed as chronic medical condition, say Yale researchers. The reification of the 'pathological' gambler: an analysis of gambling treatment and the application of the medical model to problem gambling. Gambling in the context of other recreation activity: a quantitative comparison of casual and pathological student gamblers. www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-pgamb.asp   (261 words)

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