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What is Aboulomania?

Definition:

Aboulomania is the inability to make a decision or exercise one’s free will.

Aboulomania:

-a form of insanity characterized by the inability to exert the will

-pathological indecisiveness

Aboulomania is a Mania disorder, which is an excessive compulsion or impulse to pursue an object or behavior. It's compared to Ambivalence, which is the simultaneous experience of opposing ideas, feelings or attitudes toward a person, or situation.

Who does it affect?

“Aboulomania is a mental disorder in which the patient displays pathological indecisiveness. It is typically associated with anxiety, stress, depression, and mental anguish, and can severely affect one’s ability to function socially.” (Wikipedia, 2015)

What are the causes?

Aboulomania isn't a hereditary illness. It is a disorder that is affected by a person's lifestyle. People who constantly seek perfection, or who are always worried and stressed, are more likely to suffer from Aboulomania.

Fun fact:

While Aboulomania affects millions of people, most don't know what it is, because it doesn't affect a specific age or ethnic group. Aboulomania often affects those with previously existing mental disorders, with depression and anxiety, for example.

Aboulomania is related to stress, anxiety, and depression, and one major cause is the overwhelming thoughts in our prefrontal cortex.

It is considered a form of OCD, and is characterized by the overwhelming of thought.

Aboulo is a Greek term, meaning irresolution or indecision (Word Info, n.d.)

Young children ask 300+ questions on average per day.

Symptoms, Signs, Behaviors

In accordance to Dr. Hammond, there are symptoms, but not all Aboulomanics show them. He says that some symptoms include insomnia, headaches, vertigo, and noises in the ears. Aboulomanics are largely indecisive and take a long time to make simple, every day decisions, like choosing a drink or a pair of socks.

Decision making is focused in the

brains frontal cortex, which can hold approximately seven pieces of information at a given time. Therefore, the most common cause of Aboulomania is focusing on too much at one time.

Aboulomanics struggle with the multitasking portion.

Behaviors, con't.

Our behaviors are things that we choose to do or not do, in order to avoid an illness. But in this case, the patient doesn't have the choice, and cannot get around or avoid the illness. They won't know when they're going to be asked a question that may trigger these certain thoughts.

Many patients say they feel physically healthy, but deprived of their freedom of action. Some people don't leave their houses in the morning, simply because their thoughts take over. It affects peoples social skills, and makes it harder for them to feel accepted.

How is it diagnosed?

Prevention

Statistics

An illness where people become overcome by anxiety that is based on thoughts.

Aboulomania has the same key symptoms as Dependent Personality disorder, and some people claim it to be an umbrella term for Aboulomania

http://www.brown.edu/Courses/BI_278/Other/Clerkship/Didactics/Readings/ocd.pdf

Reference Page

Aboulomania is found under the DSM-IV code 300.3, the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but it rarely turns into an obsession.

This link wasn't compatible with bibme.org, because it is a pdf format file, but it is a good source of information.

Unfortunately, not many graphs were available for Aboulomania.

The best way to prevent Aboulomania is to understand that perfection is unattainable. Keeping away from unnecessary stress is a good way to prevent Aboulomania, but stress is common, and so another good way to fight Aboulomania is to use stress relievers.

The diagnosis for Aboulomania was first done by Dr. Hammond, and the first person diagnosed was a man that spent a good amount of time questioning how to undress himself. (Archive, Brain Exhaustion, n.d.)

Aboulomania is diagnosed through behavior observation.

There isn't a for sure source of treatment, and many patients need some type of caretaker, because they wouldn't be able to make decisions, if left alone; to eat or do other "easy tasks", due to over-thinking.

Dependent personality disorder. (n.d.). Retrieved May 30, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder

Aboulomania - Medigoo Oy Inc. (n.d.). Retrieved May 30, 2015, from http://www.medigoo.com/component/k2/aboulomania/352-aboulomania

Chad Lomax    About    Projects. (n.d.). Retrieved May 30, 2015, from http://chadlomax.com/2015/01/08/life-of-pie/

Andropause: Dealing With Male Menopause. (n.d.). Retrieved May 30, 2015, from http://andropause-aid.blogspot.ca/2012/01/chronic-indecisiveness-syndrome-male.html

https://archive.org/stream/brainexhaustionw00corn/brainexhaustionw00corn_djvu.txt

Therapy is also a treatment, as it can assist the patient in making decisions for themselves, at a time when they hopefully don't need a caretaker.

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