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Entomophopia
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recurrent irrational fear of and compelling desire to avoid insects, mites, spiders
not due to mental disorder or compulsive phobia avoiding danger is normal, but overreaction leads to irrational fear |
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Delusional Parasitosis
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A mistaken belief that one is being infested by some kind of "parasite"
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Delusional Parasitosis: Symptoms
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sufferers say bugs go in and out of body openings and infest organs,
change color to avoid detection come out of common household items |
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Delusional Parasitosis: Common Behaviors
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spends hours a day cleaning
treat skin and clothes w/ pesticides and other toxics has sores or deep lacerations from digging parasite out Moody, very stubborn in belief matchbox sign |
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Delusional Parasitosis: Related Conditions
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Folie a Deux: 2 people share this common delusion
Folie a parte: 3 or more family members affected |
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"real" Causes for Delusional Parasitosis
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Illusions are result of environmental stimuli that are incorrectly interpreted
Stress cocaine use alcohol withdrawal Diet deficencies |
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Management of Delusional Parasitosis
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have empathy for frustration
explain lab experiments for no infestation dont argue never agree w/ patient |
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Insects as a Food
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insects are present in small amounts in almost all foods
high nutritional value, good source of protein and fat |
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Common Insects: Orthopetra (Grasshoppers, Crickets)
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all clean plant eaters
few bad tasting chemicals no sting, stink or disease common and easy to catch |
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Common Insects: Colepetra (meal worms - larvae)
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all clean plant eaters
few bad tasting chemicals no sting, most stink or disease common and easy to catch |
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Common Insects: Isoptera (termites)
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Clean dead-plant material eaters
some have bad tasting chemicals no sting, disease very common and easy to catch high fat and protein content |
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Common Insects: Hymnoptera (ants, bees)
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most clean plant eaters
some have bad tasting chemicals sting, stink (some spicy), no disease common and easy to catch |
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Common Insects: Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths)
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clean plant eaters
some have bad tasting chemicals no sting, stink or disease com be common and east to catch |
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Conversion efficiency
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amount of energy produced as a percentage of the amount of energy consumed
>2x chicken/pigs >4x sheep >6x-20x beef |
