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Loner

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A loner is a person who avoids or does not actively seek human interaction. [1]

37 relations: Alexithymia, Art, Autism, Autism spectrum, Avoidant personality disorder, Byronic hero, Charisma, Deviance (sociology), Dysfunctional family, Extraversion and introversion, Generalization, Hedgehog's dilemma, Hermit, Hikikomori, Interpersonal relationship, Leopard, Lone wolf (trait), Loneliness, Major depressive disorder, Meditation, Mental disorder, Misanthropy, Modernity, Mysticism, Personal identity, Reading (process), Recluse, Religion, Schizoid personality disorder, Schizophrenia, Sensory processing sensitivity, Shyness, Social, Social anxiety, Social rejection, Solitude, Spirituality.

Alexithymia

Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self.

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Art

Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual idea, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.

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Autism

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior.

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Autism spectrum

Autism spectrum, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Avoidant personality disorder

Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a Cluster C personality disorder.

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Byronic hero

The Byronic hero is a variant of the Romantic hero as a type of character, named after the English Romantic poet Lord Byron.

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Charisma

The term charisma (pl. charismata, adj. charismatic) has two senses.

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Deviance (sociology)

In sociology, deviance describes an action or behavior that violates social norms, including a formally enacted rule (e.g., crime), as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores).

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Dysfunctional family

A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions.

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Extraversion and introversion

The trait of extraversion–introversion is a central dimension of human personality theories.

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Generalization

A generalization (or generalisation) is the formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

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Hedgehog's dilemma

The hedgehog's dilemma, or sometimes the porcupine dilemma, is a metaphor about the challenges of human intimacy.

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Hermit

A hermit (adjectival form: eremitic or hermitic) is a person who lives in seclusion from society, usually for religious reasons.

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Hikikomori

In Japan, are reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement.

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Interpersonal relationship

An interpersonal relationship is a strong, deep, or close association or acquaintance between two or more people that may range in duration from brief to enduring.

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Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae.

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Lone wolf (trait)

A lone wolf is an animal or person that generally lives or spends time alone instead of with a group.

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Loneliness

Loneliness is a complex and usually unpleasant emotional response to isolation.

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Major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations.

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Meditation

Meditation can be defined as a practice where an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.

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Mental disorder

A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

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Misanthropy

Misanthropy is the general hatred, dislike, distrust or contempt of the human species or human nature.

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Modernity

Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period (the modern era), as well as the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of Renaissance, in the "Age of Reason" of 17th-century thought and the 18th-century "Enlightenment".

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Mysticism

Mysticism is the practice of religious ecstasies (religious experiences during alternate states of consciousness), together with whatever ideologies, ethics, rites, myths, legends, and magic may be related to them.

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Personal identity

In philosophy, the matter of personal identity deals with such questions as, "What makes it true that a person at one time is the same thing as a person at another time?" or "What kinds of things are we persons?" Generally, personal identity is the unique numerical identity of a person in the course of time.

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Reading (process)

Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension).

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Recluse

A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society.

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Religion

Religion may be defined as a cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements.

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Schizoid personality disorder

Schizoid personality disorder (often abbreviated as SPD or SzPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment, and apathy.

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality.

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Sensory processing sensitivity

Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a personality trait characterized by a high level of sensitivity to external stimuli.

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Shyness

Shyness (also called diffidence) is the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people.

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Social

Living organisms including humans are social when they live collectively in interacting populations, whether they are aware of it, and whether the interaction is voluntary or involuntary.

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Social anxiety

Social anxiety can be defined as nervousness in social situations.

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Social rejection

Social rejection occurs when an individual is deliberately excluded from a social relationship or social interaction.

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Solitude

Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people.

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Spirituality

Traditionally, spirituality refers to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man," oriented at "the image of God" as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loner

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