Noun

apathy (usually uncountable; plural apathies)

  1. Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.

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Fri Sep 3 19:57:56 2010

Apathy (also called impassivity or perfunctoriness) is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation and passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest or concern to emotional, social, or physical life. They may also exhibit an insensibility or sluggishness. The opposite of apathy is flow. In positive psychology, apathy is described as a response to an easy challenge for which the subject has matched skills.

Often, apathy has been felt after witnessing horrific acts, such as the killing or maiming of people during a war. It is also known to be associated with many conditions, some of which are: depression, Alzheimer's disease, Chagas' disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, dementia, Korsakoff's Syndrome, excessive vitamin D, Hypothyroidism, general fatigue, Huntington's disease, Pick's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), schizophrenia, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and others. Some medications and the heavy use of drugs such as heroin may bring apathy as a side effect.

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Fri Sep 3 11:51:10 2010

What are some stories of apathy that I can use in a speech?
Q. I'm giving a speech about the dangers of apathy in America and I have quotes and everything else I need but I cannot find a good story about apathy or the danger of apathy. I tried searches and everything I could think of but I cannot find anything. Do you know of any good story of apathy or a place where I can find a good story? thanks
Asked by Mr Hawk - Mon Oct 30 19:05:18 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. there was this guy that had it all, a good job, beautiful wife,...aw who cares ?
Answered by sterling m - Mon Oct 30 19:21:29 2006

How to break a motivationless apathy streak?
Q. On those days where you don't feel like doing anything, where nothing is wrong, where all actions seem undesirable and futile, where goals are meaningless, where you yearn just to feel something, what do you do?
Asked by fail r us - Fri Feb 2 13:33:52 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have those days too. Hard not to sink into them, huh? Usually I lay in bed all day. In fact, before I was married, this is exactly what I used to do (unless I had to work). Now that I'm married, my husband doesn't particularly enjoy these "moods" that I get into. I try to make a conscious effort to do something, anything to help myself feel better because I know how I feel affects him. I often have to ask him to take me somewhere out of the house because if I stay home, I know that I will just lay in bed. So I would suggest the first thing to do is: make yourself shower and get dressed. Then make yourself put on your shoes and get thee out of the house! I don't care if you go for a walk or go for a drive or just sit in your car. Doing… [cont.]
Answered by kaliluna - Sat Feb 3 02:08:23 2007

In which song does the rapper Apathy talk about wasting money on material objects like clothing and shoes?
Q. I heard it a while ago on Last.Fm on xbox live but I cant seem to remember the name of the song, or any lyrics for that matter. I'd really like to figure it out, because I remember it being a song with great ideas and an honest message.
Asked by logan - Wed Feb 10 21:56:16 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Money Orientated
Answered by K. Wright - Wed Feb 10 22:03:51 2010

From Yahoo Answer Search: "apathy"
Tue Sep 7 13:14:41 2010

This page is for quotes on the subject of Apathy.

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  • I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate — it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.
  • Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all — the apathy of human beings.
  • Once you have glimpsed the world as it might be, as it ought to be, as it's going to be (however that vision appears to you), it is impossible to live compliant and complacent anymore in the world as it is.
    • Victoria Safford in "The Small Work in the Great Work" in The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear (2004) by Paul Rogat Loeb
  • Indifference, if let alone, will produce obduracy; and obduracy, if let alone, will produce torment.
    • Henry Melvill, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 344.
  • There are few signs in a soul's state more alarming than that of religious indifference, that is, the spirit of thinking all religions equally true— the real meaning of which is, that all religions are equally false.
Flood-hit Hazara areas face govt's apathy - The Nation, Pakistan
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Flood-hit Hazara areas face govt's apathy - The Nation, Pakistan
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:58:29 GMT+00:00
The Nation, Pakistan islamabad ethnic discrimination originating from political interests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has seemingly marred the relief activities in several parts of ...
Canadian apathy puts trade at risk in Southeast Asia: report - Globe and Mail
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Canadian apathy puts trade at risk in Southeast Asia: report - Globe and Mail
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:50:23 GMT+00:00
puts trade at risk in Southeast Asia: report Globe and Mail Vancouver From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 6:54PM EDT Canada has ...
Flooded by apathy - UI The Daily Iowan
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Flooded by apathy - UI The Daily Iowan
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:52:08 GMT+00:00
UI The Daily Iowan The waters spilled forth, seeping out through the cracks and carrying away any and everything in its path. ...

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Editorial: No apathy vote | UWIRE
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Editorial: No . apathy. vote. Posted on04 August 2010. By Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board. Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State U. via UWIRE. It's that time again. Random people call asking for campaign donations, ...

From Google Blog Search: "apathy"
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The message on this track is too true...If you're still in High School or even College take some time and reflect on it.. youtube.com.

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The Beautiful People Apathy. youtube.com.

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  • Frustrated SocietyFrustrated Society
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    A site talking about current issues with society, and different aspects of society.
  • Ignorance Apathy GreedIgnorance Apathy Greed
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    An essay by Fred E. Foldvary speaking about three common issues in the world. (January 1, 1998)
  • Kettering FoundationKettering Foundation
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    In trying to find ways to increase citizen participation and empowerment in society, the Foundation asks the question "What does it take to make democracy work as it should?"
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