The technical or specialized difference between monomania and obsession?
Regardless of what AI says about it, which is easily available on Google and the general definitions given by different dictionaries, what is exactly the technical and psychological difference between monomania and obsession?
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Technical Difference Between Monomania and Obsession:
Monomania (Esquirol, 1838) is an excessive fixation on a single idea or behavior, often justified to the person, with other mental faculties intact.
Obsession (DSM-5, 2013) is a recurrent, intrusive, unwanted thought causing distress, often ego-dystonic and linked to compulsions.
Key Point: Monomania is historical and domain-specific; obsession is modern, intrusive, and distressing.
Sources:
1. Esquirol, E. (1838). Des maladies mentales. Paris: Baillière.
2. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). DSM-5. Washington, DC: APA.
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