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Psychologists claim that taking three or more selfies a day could be a sign of mental illness.
In 2014, a spoof news article coined the term "selfitis," saying that the American Psychiatric Association was going to start recognising it as a real disorder.
Three years on, two researchers have looked at the term and have decided there could be some truth to it.
Psychologists Mark D. Griffiths and Janarthanan Balakrishnan have published a paper in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, in which they argue that selfitis is a real condition, and can be diagnosed as excessive selfie taking.
They also developed a "Selfitis Behaviour Scale" by surveying the selfie behaviour of 400 participants from India. The scale assesses the severity of the condition, of which there are three levels.
India was chosen for the study as the country has the most selfie-related deaths. Out of 127 selfie-related deaths that have been reported worldwide between March 2014 and September 2016, 76 occurred in India.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by looorg on Tuesday January 16 2018, @06:43PM (9 children)
Did we really need a new diagnosis for it? It's it just another version of Narcissism?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 16 2018, @06:45PM (2 children)
If only we had a big fat Greek idiot who had met Narcissus to explain this concept.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bob_super on Tuesday January 16 2018, @06:57PM
Should we all pitch in $5 to offer a couple phones to the president? Make sure his hands stay busy between two tweets, glorifying his favorite person, and away from any pen or red buttons...
(Score: 5, Funny) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday January 16 2018, @10:09PM
The ancient Greeks have a possibly contradictory saying: Know Thyself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself [wikipedia.org]
But, you know, Moderation in All Things.
(Score: 4, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday January 16 2018, @06:48PM (5 children)
If we have 87 federally recognized genders, then Yes, we do, need a new diagnosis for it.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 16 2018, @07:58PM (4 children)
They seem unwilling to publish it in their public documentation, but HL7 health records have a bunch of non-standard gender codes for a different reason than you might think. Specifically, "pregnant", "lactating", and "pregnant + lactating". Basically, they abused the gender column in the schema because somebody needed the extra codes to determine nutritional needs.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 16 2018, @08:04PM (2 children)
Hmm, hook me up with the "lactating only" females please.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 16 2018, @08:43PM (1 child)
Want a better idea than "hook me up"? Try finding a woman interested in procreation, build a relationship, then start a family. The gestation and latation will happen with due process. As a bonus, being involved in a real relationship should help you to overcome your own narcissism. Eventually, you should realize that the lactating business is #NOT_ABOUT_YOU
As an extra bonus - the flavor is rather disappointing. Hell man, the stuff was developed by Mother Nature for infants, who don't yet have well developed taste buds. Flavor wasn't the primary concern - no vanilla, no added sugar or honey, no food coloring, nothing. Just basic, sterile nutrients.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 17 2018, @10:18AM
Ewww - no thanks. I'll just stick the the Nipple Dribble section of Craig's List, TYVM.
(Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday January 16 2018, @10:11PM
That many codes ought to cover everything. What's the one for Motie?