Gorgeous artwork turns to psychosomatic disorder: Stendhal Syndrome
Tagline : Rare psychological disorder which surprisingly grip voyagers when submerging in architectural beauty . Among a range of psychological disorders suffered by humans, Stendhal Syndrome is an unusual psychosomatic Syndrome. This mental ailment is also called Florence Syndrome and hyperkulturemia. Prime factor responsible for developing this syndrome is artwork that is observed by the individual to be beautiful and all retained in one place. In this psychological disorder, when person is exposed to the focused works of art, he/she display array of symptoms such as physical and emotional uneasiness which elevates heart rate and intense dizziness, feelings of confusion and disorientation, nausea, dissociative episodes, temporary forgetfulness, fear. In extreme cases, individuals experience hallucinations and temporary madness. Though stendhal Syndrome is not yet recorded in the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical ...