A syndrome associated with a person's belief that life has cheated him and the only way to compensate for the sense of injustice is to inflict pain on somebody else is labeled:
A) "Herostratos syndrome"
B) "Socrates syndrome"
C) "Maslow syndrome"
D) "Jung syndrome"
E) "Freud Syndrome"

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The syndrome described is known as "Herostratos syndrome," named after a man from ancient Greece who burned down the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus solely for the purpose of gaining notoriety. People with this syndrome harbor a sense of injustice and believe that they have been robbed of their deserved recognition or status in life, leading them to act out in harmful ways towards others.

A Syndrome Associated with a Person's Belief That Life Has