A Study of Association in Insanity

by Grace Helen Kent; A. J. Rosanoff

CASE No. 3039.—F.A. Normal record.

Table—purpose……..19
Dark—obscure………
Music—pleasant……. 1
Sickness—confinement.17
Man—twenty-one…….12
Deep—down…………
Soft—smooth……….
Eating—nourishment…
Mountain—high……..
House—living………
Black—dark………..
Mutton—eating……..
Comfort—pleasant….. 1
Hand—limb…………
Short—low…………
Fruit—eat…………
Butterfly—miller…..
Smooth—soft……….
Command—obey………
Chair—sitting……..
Sweet—tasting……..
Whistle—noise……..
Woman—female………
Cold—unpleasant…… 1
Slow—easy…………
Wish—want…………
River—water……….
White—colorless……
Beautiful—handsome…
Window—glass………
Rough—unpleasant….. 1
Citizen—vote………
Foot—limb…………
Spider—insect……..
Needle—sewing……..
Red—color…………
Sleep—bed…………
Anger—cross……….
Carpet—floor………
Girl—young………..
High—up…………..
Working—labor……..
Sour—unpleasant…… 1
Earth—dirt………..
Trouble—worriment….
Soldier—fight……..
Cabbage—vegetable….
Hard—tough………..
Eagle—bird………..
Stomach—anatomy……

Stem—growth……….
Lamp—burn…………
Dream—restlessness…
Yellow—color………
Bread—eat…………
Justice—right……..
Boy—young…………
Light—see…………
Health—well……….
Bible—religion…….
Memory—thoughtful….
Sheep—animal………
Bath—wash…………
Cottage—house……..
Swift—fast………..
Blue—color………..
Hungry—appetite……
Priest—Christian…..17
Ocean—large……….
Head—trunk………..
Stove—fire………..
Long—distance……..
Religion—Christianity
Whiskey—drinkable….
Child—young……….
Bitter—bad………..
Hammer—knock………
Thirsty—dry……….
City—government……
Square—block………
Butter—eat………..
Doctor—cure……….
Loud—noisy………..
Thief—steal……….
Lion—animal……….
Joy—pleasant………
Bed—laying………..
Heavy—weighty……..
Tobacco—smoking……
Baby—new-born……..
Moon—planet……….
Scissors—cutting…..
Quiet—easy………..
Green—color……….
Salt—preservative….
Street—lane……….
King—monarch………
Cheese—eatable…….
Blossom—budding……
Afraid—fear……….

CASE No. 5803.—D.E.D. Slight tendency to give sound reactions.

Table—tree………..19
Dark—bright……….
Music—song………..
Sickness—health……
Man—woman………… 1
Deep—shallow………
Soft—hard…………
Eating—digesting…..
Mountain—hill……..
House—horse……….10
Black—red…………
Mutton—tallow……..
Comfort—wealth…….
Hand—arm………….
Short—long………..
Fruit—plate……….17
Butterfly—net……..
Smooth—surface…….
Command—obey………
Chair—table……….
Sweet—sour………..
Whistle—call………
Woman—lady………..
Cold—lukewarm……..19
Slow—not………….12
Wish—receive………
River—lake………..
White—black……….
Beautiful—graceful…
Window—door……….
Rough—smooth………
Citizen—city………
Foot—leg………….
Spider—soap……….10
Needle—pin………..
Red—yellow………..
Sleep—slumber……..
Anger—amiable……..
Carpet—mat………..
Girl—boy………….
High—hill…………
Working—playing……
Sour—sweet………..
Earth—land………..
Trouble—tranquillity.10
Soldier—boy……….
Cabbage—plant……..
Hard—easy…………
Eagle—bird………..
Stomach—bowels…….
Stem—head…………
Lamp—chimney………
Dream—myth………..17
Yellow—blue……….
Bread—biscuit……..
Justice—balance……17
Boy—girl………….
Light—gray………..17
Health—wealth……..
Bible—prayerbook…..
Memory—understanding.
Sheep—lamb………..
Bath—swim…………
Cottage—house……..
Swift—slow………..
Blue—yellow……….
Hungry—eat………..
Priest—bishop……..
Ocean—river……….
Head—neck…………
Stove—covers………
Long—short………..
Religion—optional….
Whiskey—wine………
Child—baby………..
Bitter—sweet………
Hammer—gimlet……..
Thirsty—drink……..
City—town…………
Square—compass…….
Butter—butterfly…..
Doctor—lawyer……..
Loud—lord…………
Thief—beggar………
Lion—lioness………
Joy—sorrow………..
Bed—couch…………
Heavy—light……….
Tobacco—cigarette….
Baby—child………..
Moon—stars………..
Scissors—knife…….
Quiet—quilt……….
Green—envy………..
Salt—sewing……….
Street—lane……….
King—queen………..
Cheese—cracker…….
Blossom—flower…….
Afraid—courageous….

CASE No. 2133.—M.F. Unclassified reactions, mostly "far fetched" or incoherent; perseveration.

Table—eat…………
Dark—night………..
Music—sing………..
Sickness—sadness…..
Man—home………….
Deep—light………..
Soft—sleep………..13
Eating—drink………
Mountain—hills…….
House—home………..
Black—stove……….17
Mutton—lamb……….
Comfort—pleasure….. 1
Hand—write………..
Short—short-cake…..10
Fruit—grapes………
Butterfly—butter…..
Smooth—ironing…….
Command—correct……19
Chair—see…………19
Sweet—apples………
Whistle—happiness…. 1
Woman—girl………..
Cold—warm…………
Slow—fast…………
Wish—like…………
River—water……….
White—blue………..
Beautiful—red……..13
Window—light………
Rough—easy………..
Citizen—spring…….19
Foot—run………….
Spider—fly………..
Needle—Carrie……..19
Red—pink………….
Sleep—awake……….
Anger—jolly……….19
Carpet—curtains……
Girl—yellow……….19
High—green………..14
Working—bed……….19
Sour—dishes……….19
Earth—grapes………13
Trouble—work……… 1
Soldier—sing………15
Cabbage—potatoes…..
Hard—sewing……….17
Eagle—daisy……….19
Stomach—flowers……18
Stem—vine…………
Lamp—flatiron……..19
Dream—sleep……….
Yellow—awake………13
Bread—children…….
Justice—dresses……14
Boy—mother………..
Light—dark………..
Health—wealth……..
Bible—commands……. 2
Memory—black………13
Sheep—chickens…….17
Bath—carpet……….19
Cottage—worsted……14
Swift—silk………..18
Blue—cotton……….18
Hungry—chair………19
Priest—church……..
Ocean—spring………15
Head—canary……….19
Stove—board……….
Long—dishes……….18
Religion—piano…….19
Whiskey—home………15
Child—baby………..
Bitter—shoes………19
Hammer—tacks………
Thirsty—longing……
City—Flushing……..17
Square—store………10
Butter—butcher…….10
Doctor—hat………..19
Loud—chair………..15
Thief—picture……..19
Lion—house………..13
Joy—gladness………
Bed—sleep…………
Heavy—sick……….. 2
Tobacco—album……..19
Baby—basket……….17
Moon—stars………..
Scissors—knife…….
Quiet—spoon……….18
Green—scar………..19
Salt—pepper……….
Street—sugar………18
King—blacking……..19
Cheese—meat……….
Blossom—flowers……
Afraid—red………..18

CASE No. 4569.—L.K. Marked stereotypy; unclassified reactions, mostly incoherent.

Table—fruit……….17
Dark—light………..
Music—pleasure……. 1
Sickness—illness…..
Man—parent……….. 6
Deep—verse………..19
Soft—fruit………..
Eating—illness…….15
Mountain—parent…… 6
House—privilege……19
Black—colors……… 2
Mutton—parent…….. 6
Comfort—family…….18
Hand—comfort……… 7
Short—parent……… 6
Fruit—parent……… 5
Butterfly—insect…..
Smooth—surface…….
Command—privilege….15
Chair—house……….
Sweet—dairy……….19
Whistle—nature…….19
Woman—parent……… 6
Cold—house……….. 6
Slow—light………..15
Wish—desire……….
River—house………. 6
White—suspicion……19
Beautiful—house…… 6
Window—light………
Rough—surface……..
Citizen—parent……. 6
Foot—house………..
Spider—insect……..
Needle—house……… 6
Red—colors………..
Sleep—God………… 6
Anger—God………… 5
Carpet—house………
Girl—God…………. 6
High—house………..
Working—parent……. 6
Sour—desire……….15
Earth—God………… 6
Trouble—God………. 5
Soldier—house…….. 6
Cabbage—desire…….15
Hard—vegetable…….
Eagle—animal………
Stomach—doctor…….
Stem—growth……….
Lamp—house………..
Dream—God………… 6
Yellow—color………
Bread—God………… 6
Justice—fright…….19
Boy—parent……….. 6
Light—God………… 6
Health—God……….. 5
Bible—teachings……
Memory—teaching…… 2
Sheep—God………… 6
Bath—cleanness…….
Cottage—home………
Swift—fear………..19
Blue—color………..
Hungry—appetite……
Priest—servant…….
Ocean—God………… 6
Head—servant……… 6
Stove—house……….
Long—God…………. 6
Religion—servant….. 6
Whiskey—doctor…….15
Child—house………. 6
Bitter—taste………
Hammer—household…..19
Thirsty—drink……..
City—God…………. 6
Square—touch………19
Butter—taste………
Doctor—servant……. 6
Loud—thought……… 9
Thief—slave……….19
Lion—animal……….
Joy—pleasure……… 1
Bed—household……..15
Heavy—weight………
Tobacco—doctor…….15
Baby—care…………
Moon—heavens………
Scissors—household…15
Quiet—nerve……….19
Green—substance……19
Salt—taste………..
Street—heavens…….15
King—servant……… 6
Cheese—taste………
Blossom—sight……..
Afraid—fear……….

CASE No. 6164.—L.E. Remarkably persistent tendency to give sound reactions; numerous sound neologisms; no reactions given in response to some of the stimulus words on the ground that she had "no word to match."