2006-09-02 12:46:35 · 9 answers · asked by guitarusa2001 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I just read about a mental disorder where people cannot recognize faces. It's a rare disorder. People cannot remember their relatives, their friends, etc. If they do suffer from this disorder, they have learned to recognize their loved ones from their voices, etc.
I'm not sure if it is a "mental" disorder, but it does have an abnormality of the brain....etc...
Only about 50 people have been diagnosed so far, but now they are finding more people have it.
2006-09-02 13:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Non-affective psychosis has a prevalence of 0.20% of all adults. Somatization Disorder and Autism also had a prevalence of 0.20%. (although the research did not account for all mental illness).
2006-09-04 11:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by psychgrad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree with Rusty - rare is odd these days. However, schizophrenia and multiple personalities are quite rare.
2006-09-02 20:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by justme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True multiple personality disorder (MPD) is very rare.
2006-09-02 22:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Mizzack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paranoia is rarely ever diagnosed anymore.
2006-09-02 19:57:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being totally normal is about as abnormal as you can get
2006-09-02 19:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by mo_nut53 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one that you may not know you have. While everyone else knows you have it!
2006-09-02 20:52:05 · answer #7 · answered by SecretUser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being "normal" is pretty rare,
2006-09-02 19:51:24 · answer #8 · answered by Rusty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fear of lint
2006-09-02 23:58:46 · answer #9 · answered by spudfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋