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A sense of impending doom is a medical symptom that consists of an intense feeling that something life-threatening or tragic is about to occur, despite no apparent danger. Causes can be either psychological or physiological. Psychological causes can include an anxiety disorder, depression, panic disorder, or bipolar disorder.
“Impending doom” can be a psychological symptom that signals an emergency event. The physical symptoms, like a sudden drop in blood pressure , may signal to the brain that something is very ...
Imminent peril. Imminent peril, or imminent danger, [1] is an American legal concept that defines the term as "certain danger, immediate, and impending; menacingly close at hand, and threatening." [2] In many states in the US, a mere necessity for quick action does not constitute an emergency within the doctrine of imminent peril, where the ...
Greek deitiesseries. In Greek mythology, Moros /ˈmɔːrɒs/ or Morus /ˈmɔːrəs/ ( Ancient Greek: Μόρος means 'doom, fate' [1]) is the personified spirit of impending doom, [2] who drives mortals to their deadly fate. It was also said that Moros gave people the ability to foresee their death. His Roman equivalent was Fatum .
Respiratory arrest is a serious medical condition caused by apnea or respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not sustain the body (such as agonal breathing ). Prolonged apnea refers to a patient who has stopped breathing for a long period of time. If the heart muscle contraction is intact, the condition is known as respiratory arrest.
Eucatastrophe. A eucatastrophe is a sudden turn of events in a story which ensures that the protagonist does not meet some terrible, impending, and plausible and probable doom. [1] The concept was created by the philologist and fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien in his essay "On Fairy-Stories", based on a 1939 lecture.
Centre panel from Memling's triptych Last Judgment (c. 1467–1471) " Dies irae" (Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈdi.es ˈi.re]; "the Day of Wrath") is a Latin sequence attributed to either Thomas of Celano of the Franciscans (1200–1265) or to Latino Malabranca Orsini (d. 1294), lector at the Dominican studium at Santa Sabina, the forerunner of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (the ...
Damocles [a] is a character who appears in a (likely apocryphal) anecdote commonly referred to as "the sword of Damocles ", [1] [2] an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. Damocles was a courtier in the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse, [3] a ruler of Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia, during the ...