The habit of grinding, gnashing, grating, or clenching the teeth is termed bruxism, and millions of adults and children are affected by this condition. While its exact cause is unknown, most experts believe that bruxism can occur as a response to increased psychological stress.
Historical Examples.  1 They don't have much choice, Captain Feldman said, always the realist. 2  Captain Feldman was a realist but he was also a deeply moral man. 3  In the first place, it does not mean that Greek art is what we call ânaturalistâ or ârealistâ.  4 I believe you are a realist, Henry, said his wife playfully.
Philosopher Fredric Jameson offers photorealism as an example of artistic simulacrum, where a painting is sometimes created by copying a photograph that is itself a copy of the real. Other art forms that play with simulacra include trompe-l'oeil, Åil pop, Art italian, neorealism And French New. wavehe simulacrum has long been of interest to philosophers. In his Sophist, Plato speaks of two kinds of image making. The first is a faithful reproduction, attempted to copy precisely the original.