Lycanthropy
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social science concepts > psychological concepts > behavior and mental disorders > mental disorders > insanity
Descripción
Type of insanity, described by ancient writers, in which the patient imagines himself to be a wolf, with the instincts and propensities of a wolf. Also, more generally applied to those forms of insanity in which the patient imagines himself a beast.
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Otros términos
- 變狼妄想症 [zh]
- weerwolfsziekte [nl]
- licantropía [es]
- biàn láng wàng xiǎng zhèng [zh]
- bian lang wang xiang zheng [zh]
- pien lang wang hsiang cheng [zh]