A 15th-century epidemic of mass psychogenic illness in which the compulsive urge to bite people spread among groups throughout Germany, Holland, and Italy
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
emotional state characterized by euphoria, inflated self-esteem, hyperactivity, agitation, racing and confused thoughts and speech Often occurs in bipolar disorder
Mania or manic episode often begins with a pleasurable sense of heightened energy, creativity, and social ease; feelings that without proper medical treatment can quickly escalate out of control into a full-blown manic episode People experiencing mania typically lack self-awareness, deny anything is wrong, and angrily blame anyone who points out a problem In addition to feeling unusually "high," euphoric or irritable, the person also may exhibit symptoms such as
A period that lasts at least 2 days where a consumer experiences racing thoughts, euphoria (feeling better than great), poor safety, poor judgment and wild spending Can also include auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, and/or delusions
If you say that a person or group has a mania for something, you mean that they enjoy it very much or spend a lot of time on it. It seemed to some observers that the English had a mania for travelling Mozart mania