Euphoria is a medically recognized emotional state related to pleasure and happiness. Pleasure is commonly conceptualized as a positive experience Happiness, Entertainment, Enjoyment, ecstasy, and euphoria, but is hard Happiness is an Emotion associated with feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to Bliss and intense Joy. Technically, euphoria is an affect,[1] but colloquially the term is often used as a standard term of emotion to mean intense, transcendent happiness combined with an overwhelming sense of well being. Affect, like the adjective affective, refers to the experience of feeling or Emotion. The word derives from Greek εὐφορία, "power of enduring easily, fertility"[2][3]. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly
Euphoria is considered to be an exaggerated state, resulting from psychological or pharmacological stressors and not typically achieved during the normal course of human experience, although some natural behaviors, such as those resulting in orgasm, can consistently produce a brief state of euphoria. An orgasm (sexual climax is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, and may be experienced by both males and females [1]
A common theme among a subset of drugs used recreationally is their ability to induce a state of euphoria. Recreational drug use is the use of Psychoactive drugs for Recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes [4] The classification of episodic mania by Emil Kraepelin recognized the degree of euphoric affect among the classifier axes. Mania (from Greek μανία and that from μαίνομαι - mainomai, "to rage to be furious" is a severe medical condition Emil Kraepelin ( February 15, 1856 – October 7, 1926) was a German Psychiatrist. Drugs such as opiates, amphetamines, cocaine, MDMA, and so on can induce chemically intense euphoria. For other uses see Opiate (disambiguation, or for the class of drugs see Opioid. Amphetamine, and related drugs such as Methamphetamine are a group of drugs that act by increasing levels of Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and Dopamine Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, [5]
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- ^ Euphoria, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus
- ^ Online Etymology Dictionary
- ^ Note: this is likely not the best citation available - Ballas, Paul (2006-05-17). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Drug abuse. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. National Library of Medicine (United States). Retrieved on 2007-06-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
- ^ Psych Central Staff (2006-10-31). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse The Two Types of Bipolar Disorder. PsychCentral. com. Retrieved on 2007-06-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
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