Last week's question: The American Psychological Association has found that more than half of Americans identify the 2016 presidential election as a significant source of stress in their lives. Please come up with a psychological term that describes the unique feeling of anxiety induced by this race.
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THE WINNER: "Sufferage"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
SECOND PLACE: "ADHD (Another day with Hillary and Donald)"
Don Walker, Lexington, Mass.
THIRD PLACE: Democrazy
Peg O'Neil, Bloomingdale, N.J.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Strep vote"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Campains"
Valerie Resnick, New York City
"Polliosis"
Dorothy L. Delman, New York City
"POTUS parting depression"
Robert Koshiyama, San Francisco
"Boast rhetoric stress disorder"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vt.
"Seasonal elective disorder
Emily Aborn, Temple, N.H.
"Pair-annoy-ya"
Richard Pitruzzello, Hanceville, Ala.
"Polls traumatic stress disorder"
Justin Bookey, Santa Monica, Calif.
"Poli-tics"
Curtis Irwin, Clearfield, Pa.
"Turnout burnout"
Peter Bergin, Kings Park, N.Y.
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