Analogous: « Specificity, individuality, distinctiveness or distinction, characteristic or characteristic: manner, way, method, mode: mannerism, assignment, pose » (MW, 412) They cut the wires in a certain way, there are peculiarities in the way these bombs are designed. And when ordinary people like you and me try to deal with their idiosyncrasies, the result is sloppy. The term idiosyncratic drug reaction refers to an aberrant or bizarre reaction or hypersensitivity to a substance, unrelated to the pharmacology of the drug. This is called a type B reaction. Type B reactions have the following characteristics: they are generally unpredictable, may not be detected by toxicological screening, not necessarily dose-dependent, incidence and morbidity are low, but mortality is high. Type B reactions are most often immunological (e.g. penicillin allergy) These companies have sometimes been overturned by practical peculiarities. Particularity: « 1. A structural or behavioral trait specific to an individual or group. 2. A physiological or capricious peculiarity. (AHD) It simply takes up the entire repertoire of a person: his voice, his gestures, his movements, his peculiarities, his habits.
He was a mysterious man who did not share secrets with his neighbors when he could help, but whose idiosyncrasies betrayed them. Their great scholars see their peculiarities, and I cannot begin to describe them. I used to positively imagine « the strengths and virtues of character, » as Martin Seligman does in his positive psychology, but now I see them as images of perfection that inflate the idealized self theorized by Karen Horney. Women in England, regardless of rank, deliberately avoid peculiarities of dress or appearance and suppress peculiarities of character. She understood the peculiarities of Soviet life after spending several years in Russia as a young reporter. Eccentricity, idiosyncrasy are not always clearly distinguished when they designate an action, practice or characteristic that impresses the viewer as foreign or singular. Eccentricity. focuses on the idea or deviation from the usual or the usual; Idiosyncrasy involves an observation of the particular temperament or inclination, especially in qualities, tricks or habits; The first often suggests a mental aberration, the second a strong individuality and independence of action. This method can be applied in different ways depending on the particularities of different students. Thanks to these explanations, the peculiarities and livelihoods of their authors are erased. Dr.
John M. Oldham defined the idiosyncratic personality style. The following six characteristic traits and behaviors are listed in his self-portrait of the new personality. « Curiosity is a sign of dissatisfaction, a sign of looking for something beyond what you have. In ancient literary culture, curiosity betrays the desire to know and therefore to be more than what one is. « Creativity [originality, ingenuity]: thinking of new and productive ways of conceptualizing and doing things; Includes, but is not limited to, artistic achievement According to Thomas Aquinas, vain fame is a great vice, which means that it is a weakness that produces many other vices. If our hearts are focused on winning people`s praise, we are likely to develop several other mistakes along the way. For example, we can try to grab people`s attention through self-promotion in our words. In a conversation, we may drop the names of certain people, highlight our successes, or exaggerate our successes in the hope that others will hold us in high regard (« He must be important »). Thomas Aquinas calls this vice boastful.
We might also tend to be the center of attention through eccentric behavior, or by « knowing » the latest news or gossip, or having the latest technology. Thomas calls this fruit of vain glory the love of novelty. The term « idiosyncrasy » comes from the Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία idiosyncrasía, « a particular temperament, a bodily habit »[3] (from ἴδιος idios, « one`s own », σύν syn, « with » and κρᾶσις krasis, « mixture of the four juices » (temperament)) or literally « special mixture »). « To some extent, reason is a form of conformity » – John Nash. * Selected by Christopher Peterson and Martin E. P. Seligman, (2004). Strengths and virtues of character: a manual and a classification. Oxford: Oxford UP. One thing Einstein was certainly not, he was an idiot. But stubborn and idiotic are linked.
Idio is the ancient Greek for « self ». An idiosyncratic person is someone who does things their own way. And the original meaning of idiot was basically « a normal Joe » – an ordinary person who keeps himself to himself. In econometrics, the « idiosyncratic error » is used to describe errors, i.e. unobserved factors affecting the dependent variable, from panel data that change both over time and between units (individuals, firms, cities, villages, etc.). Curiosity: A Cultural History of Early Modern Inquiry – Book by Barbara M. Benedict The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1981, c.1969). William Morris, ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. I hypothesize that personality theories of personality theorists describe themselves better and describe those of their own type.
See also Introduction. « Kashdan also believes that curiosity seems to be a fundamental motive to foster industry and creativity. Writers, artists, inventors, scientists, and others involved in the creative process often refer to curiosity to describe the pressing psychological need to work on their craft. The wine shining on his palate remained swallowed. Crushing in the press of Burgundy grapes. It is the heat of the sun. Seems to be a secret touch that tells me memory. Touches his moistened mind recalled. Hidden under wild ferns on Howth. The sleeping sky delivers below us. No sound.
Sky. The purple berry at the head of the lion. Green of Drumleck. Yellow-green towards Sutton. Fields under water, slightly brown lines in the grass, buried cities. On my coat, she had her hair padded, earwigs in the moor rub my hand under her neck, you will all throw me. O wonder! Coolsoft with ointments touched me his hand, caressed: his eyes on me did not turn away. I lay on top of her, my lips completely open, kissing her mouth. Delicious. She gently put the hot seed cake in my mouth and chewed. The clumsy pulp had mumbled his sweet and sour mouth with spit.
Joy: I ate it: joy. Young life, his lips that made me sulk. Grumgelee lips soft, warm and sticky. The flowers, their eyes were, take me, consenting eyes. Pebbles fell. She stood still. A goat. No one. High on Ben Howth rhododendrons, a nanny walks with her sure foot and drops currants. Protected by ferns, she laughs warmly.
I lay down wildly on top of her, kissed her; Her eyes, her lips, her neck stretched, beating, the breasts of women full in her blouse of nuns` veils, the big nipples erect. I winked warmly at him. She kissed me. I was kissed. She threw my hair very softly. Kissed her, she kissed me. Greek idiosynkrasia, from idio- + synkerannynai to dazzle, from syn- + kerannynai to mix, mix at more at the crater « Closely related to creativity is the intense curiosity of the eccentric. Most eccentrics told us that it wasn`t until they were children that they realized they were different from others because they were constantly looking for underlying answers. When they asked their parents, « Why? » they were never satisfied with « Just because, » let alone happy with « Because I said so. » I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do.