Infatuation - What it really is?
Evaluation of infatuation Definition : Sudden decrease in intellect and thinking capacity due to an unreasonable desire to be with someone who is a newfound object of interest. AKA as Limerance, the afflicted patient is also called Limerent. Causes: Idiopathic Need for attention Need for excitement Loneliness Need for validation Need of a stress buster Clinical features: Smiling for no reason Dreamy eyed Euphoria Insomnia😲 Decreased appetite Erratic behavior, and irrationality Special affinity to romantic songs. On examination: Pupils dilated on seeing crush 👀– Sympathetic stimulation of the adrenergic receptors causing contraction of the radial muscle Blushing 😶 due to activation of sympathetic nervous system causing blood vessels to dilate, flooding the skin with blood Tachycardia 💓 (transient) when crush ...