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Insanity — • The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Insanity Insanity … Catholic encyclopedia
insanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of mental soundness Nouns 1. insanity, lunacy, derangement, craziness, feeblemindedness; abnormal behavior, pathology; affective disorder; nervous breakdown; antisocial, compulsive, cyclothymic,… … English dictionary for students
alcoholic — Synonyms and related words: LSD user, acidhead, addict, alcoholic addict, alternating personality, antisocial personality, ardent, bacchanal, bacchanalian, barfly, bibber, big drunk, boozer, carouser, chain smoker, chronic alcoholic, chronic… … Moby Thesaurus
settled insanity — Insanity caused by abstinence from alcoholic beverages by one whose system has been broken down by long continued or habitual drunkenness. It is called settled insanity to distinguish it from temporary insanity or drunkenness, directly resulting… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Settled insanity — is defined as a permanent or settled condition caused by long term substance abuse and differs from the temporary state of intoxication. In some United States jurisdictions settled insanity can be used as a basis for an insanity defense, even… … Wikipedia
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Alfred Walter Campbell — (1868 01 18 – 1937 11 04) was regarded as Australia s first neurologist.Campbell was born at Cunningham Plains, near Harden, New South Wales. At age 18, he enrolled at the University of Edinburgh to study medicine, graduating four years later in… … Wikipedia
Mental Pathology — Mental Pathology † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology This subject will be considered under the following headings: I. Localization of Mental Faculties II. Causes of Mental Disturbances III. Varieties of Insanity… … Catholic encyclopedia
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Alcoholism — • The term is understood to include all the changes that may occur in the human organism after the ingestion of any form of alcohol Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alcoholism Alcoholism … Catholic encyclopedia
