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ENAMORADA [2 records]

Record 1 2024-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Psychoses
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

... a delusion in which the individual believes that he or she has a special, loving relationship with another person, who is usually a famous individual or someone of high standing.

CONT

Erotomanic delusions can lead to stalking or other potentially dangerous behaviors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Psychoses
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[Idée délirante où] le sujet est persuadé être aimé d'une personne en général célèbre ou riche [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Psicosis
  • Psicología clínica
CONT

El delirio erotomaníaco es un subtipo de trastorno delirante en el que el tema central es la idea delirante de que una persona está enamorada del sujeto. La idea delirante suele referirse a un amor romántico idealizado, a una unión espiritual más que a una mera atracción sexual.

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Record 2 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
DEF

A sweetheart chosen or complimented on Valentine's Day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Festivals, carnavals et fêtes
DEF

Personne à qui l'on témoigne son amour, son affection le jour de la Saint-Valentin (14 février).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Festivales y carnavales y eventos sociales
OBS

Enamorado y enamorada son términos genéricos y no se aplican sólo al ser amado en el día de San Valentín

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