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effort syndrome

the former name for an anxiety reaction now classified as panic disorder: The symptoms are those of a panic attack. This syndrome has been given many names, including cardiac neurosis, hyperkinetic heart syndrome, irritable heart, soldier’s heart, Da Costa’s syndrome, neurocirculatory asthenia, and hyperventilation syndrome.

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September 1st 2024

economy

economy

n.

1. any system of rules and regulations by which something is managed; for example, a token economy is one in which a behavioral system is managed according to the disbursement of tokens as rewards.

2. management of resources in order to maximize efficiency or returns (material or psychological) and to avoid waste.