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persona

n. in the analytic psychology of Carl Jung, the public face an individual presents to the outside world, in contrast to more deeply rooted and authentic personality characteristics. This sense has now passed into popular usage. The term is taken from the mask worn by actors in Roman antiquity.

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hyperthymia

hyperthymia

n. an emotional response that is disproportionate to the stimulus, frequently occurring in manic episodes and hypomanic episodes.