taijin kyofusho

a phobia, similar to social phobia and unique to Japan, that is characterized by an intense fear that one’s body parts, bodily functions, or facial expressions are embarrassing or offensive to others (e.g., in appearance, odor, or movement).

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

cookies

pl. n. small files automatically saved on a computer that provide records of websites that the user has viewed. They enable Web servers to identify and track an individual user’s online activities and preferences, thereby making it possible, for example, for Web-based marketers to pitch a different advertisement to the user each time he or she returns to a website. Cookies are considered by some users to be an invasion of privacy and may be disabled.