A Study of Association in Insanity

by Grace Helen Kent; A. J. Rosanoff

Table—witchhazel…..10
Dark—frog…………19
Music—lessons…….. 2
Sickness—badness….. 2
Man—wife………….
Deep—seef………… 4
Soft—shoft……….. 3
Eating—feeding…….
Mountain—sounding….10
House—shmouse…….. 3
Black—fake………..19
Mutton—shutton……. 3
Comfort—somfort…… 3
Hand—land…………10
Short—court……….10
Fruit—shrewd………10
Butterfly—shuddergy.. 3
Smooth—slude……… 3
Command—noman…….. 3
Chair—sash………..19
Sweet—leaf………..19
Whistle—noshissel…. 3
Woman—lemon……….19
Cold—shoal………..10
Slow—snow…………10
Wish—dish…………
River—liberty……..10
White—size………..10
Beautiful—………..
Window—Hilda………19
Rough—shoff………. 3
Citizen—shiffizen…. 3
Foot—shoot………..10
Spider—shider…….. 3
Needle—dreedle……. 3
Red—shred…………10
Sleep—seef……….. 3
Anger—……………
Carpet—shloppet…… 3
Girl—shirl……….. 3
High—fie………….10
Working—shlirking…. 3
Sour—bower………..10
Earth—world……….
Trouble—shuttle……19
Soldier—polster…… 3
Cabbage—sheffies….. 4
Hard—shward………. 3
Eagle—……………
Stomach—………….
Stem—lamp…………19
Lamp—sant………… 4
Dream—leam……….. 3
Yellow—cherry……..19
Bread—dread……….10
Justice—chestnuts….10
Boy—……………..
Light—shwife……… 3
Health—felt………. 2
Bible—……………
Memory—…………..
Sheep—sheet……….10
Bath—scab…………19
Cottage—foppach…… 3
Swift—shift……….10
Blue—shoe…………10
Hungry—angry………
Priest—sheaf………19
Ocean—notion………10
Head—shred………..10
Stove—shove………. 3
Long—song…………10
Religion—switching…19
Whiskey—chiston…… 4
Child—kile……….. 3
Bitter—shitter……. 3
Hammer—lemon………13
Thirsty—flrsten…… 3
City—…………….
Square—birds………19
Butter—shudder…….10
Doctor—shoctor……. 3
Loud—souse………..10
Thief—sheaf……….10
Lion—Zion…………10
Joy—bloy…………. 3
Bed—wading………..19
Heavy—shleavy…….. 3
Tobacco—confecker…. 4
Baby—savey……….. 3
Moon—shoon……….. 3
Scissors—…………
Quiet—shiet………. 3
Green—sheel………. 4
Salt—shawlt………. 3
Street—freet……… 3
King—sing…………10
Cheese—seefs……… 4
Blossom—pleasant….. 9
Afraid—shraid…….. 3

CASE No. 3606.—F.W. Neologisms; some particles; many unclassified reactions, mostly incoherent.

Table—pleasure……. 9
Dark—air………….19
Music—walking……..19
Sickness—gloves……19
Man—fields………..19
Deep—courtesy……..19
Soft—spoons……….19
Eating—oranges…….
Mountain—ice………17
House—paintings…… 2
Black—blue………..
Mutton—hemisphere….19
Comfort—flowers……19
Hand—sawdust………19
Short—peanuts……..19
Fruit—autoharp…….19
Butterfly—disease….19
Smooth—ice………..
Command—botheration..19
Chair—tea…………19
Sweet—arrangement….19
Whistle—steadfast….19
Woman—flowers……..15
Cold—grandeur……..19
Slow—present………19
Wish—mania………..19
River—courtesy…….15
White—ink…………17
Beautiful—flowers….
Window—air………..
Rough—enjoyment……19
Citizen—queer……..19
Foot—hatred……….19
Spider—carousy……. 4
Needle—pleasant…… 9
Red—permit………..19
Sleep—indeed………12
Anger—benevolence….19
Carpet—disorder……19
Girl—caterer………19
High—aside………..10
Working—among……..12
Sour—destroy………19
Earth—confusion……19
Trouble—frivolous….19
Soldier—air……….15
Cabbage—temptation…19
Hard—among………..12
Eagle—quality……..19
Stomach—debasteaur… 4
Stem—counteract……19
Lamp—testament…….19
Dream—connexus……. 4
Yellow—division……19
Bread—atherey…….. 4
Justice—anger……..19
Boy—quality……….15
Light—among……….12
Health—frivolous…..15
Bible—permit………15
Memory—usual………19
Sheep—astray………
Bath—conscientious…19
Cottage—texalous….. 4
Swift—patience…….19
Blue—community…….19
Hungry—confusion…..15
Priest—second……..19
Ocean—apology……..19
Head—trinity………19
Stove—compartment….19
Long—terminal……..19
Religion—abundant….19
Whiskey—approvement.. 4
Child—anger……….15
Bitter—courageous….19
Hammer—correction….19
Thirsty—afterwards…12
City—cataract……..19
Square—plenty……..19
Butter—accost……..19
Doctor—southern……19
Loud—triangular……19
Thief—cannery……..19
Lion—practice……..19
Joy—summons……….19
Bed—avron………… 4
Heavy—olenthegolis… 4
Tobacco—abundant…..15
Baby—parenthus……. 4
Moon—otherwise…….12
Scissors—cartridge…19
Quiet—outside……..12
Green—abounty…….. 4
Salt—calonry……… 4
Street—abyss………19
King—cavenry……… 4
Cheese—perplex…….19
Blossom—cartridge….15
Afraid—stubborn……19

EPILEPSY.

Most of the cases of epilepsy in our collection show advanced dementia and in some the clinical history would indicate also original mental inferiority, that is to say, imbecility or feeble-mindedness.

In these cases the dominant characteristic, so far as shown in the test records, seems to be a narrowing of the mental horizon manifested firstly by a tendency to repeat many times one or another word, and secondly by an abnormally pronounced tendency to make use of non-specific reactions or particles of speech. Occasionally other abnormalities are noted, such as perseveration or distraction.

We submit here copies of some test records.

CASE No. 5410.—W.T.K. Repetition of words previously given; nonspecific reactions.

Table—article…….. 1
Dark—light………..
Music—tone………..
Sickness—ill………
Man—person……….. 1
Deep—distant……… 2
Soft—condition……. 6
Eating—chew……….
Mountain—high……..
House—abode……….
Black—color……….
Mutton—meat……….
Comfort—peace……..
Hand—limb…………
Short—distance…….
Fruit—result………
Butterfly—animal…..
Smooth—plain………
Command—order……..
Chair—seat………..
Sweet—pleasant……. 1
Whistle—sound……..
Woman—female………
Cold—chilly……….
Slow—pace…………
Wish—desire……….
River—body………..
White—clear……….
Beautiful—grand……
Window—place………13
Rough—unsmooth……. 4
Citizen—member…….
Foot—member……….
Spider—animal……..
Needle—article……. 1
Bed—color…………
Sleep—rest………..
Anger—condition…… 6
Carpet—covering……
Girl—female……….
High—distance……..
Working—occupation…
Sour—condition……. 6
Earth—planet………
Trouble—condition…. 6
Soldier—member……. 6
Cabbage—vegetable….
Hard—condition……. 6
Eagle—animal………
Stomach—member…….
Stem—branch……….
Lamp—article……… 1
Dream—thinking……. 1
Yellow—shade………
Bread—article…….. 6
Justice—position…..19
Boy—male………….
Light—clear……….
Health—condition…..
Bible—book………..
Memory—condition….. 6
Sheep—animal………
Bath—position……..15
Cottage—house……..
Swift—fast………..
Blue—color………..
Hungry—condition….. 6
Priest—office……..
Ocean—body………..
Head—member……….
Stove—article…….. 1
Long—distance……..
Religion—profession..
Whiskey—liquid…….
Child—person……… 1
Bitter—condition….. 6
Hammer—article……. 1
Thirsty—condition…. 6
City—place………..
Square—honest……..
Butter—article……. 6
Doctor—profession….
Loud—sound………..
Thief—position…….15
Lion—animal……….
Joy—pleasant……… 1
Bed—article………. 6
Heavy—weight………
Tobacco—plant……..
Baby—person………. 1
Moon—planet……….
Scissors—article….. 1
Quiet—peaceful…….
Green—shade……….
Salt—article……… 1
Street—place………
King—ruler………..
Cheese—article……. 6
Blossom—plant……..
Afraid—fear……….

CASE No. 2208.—J.A. Repetition of words previously given; non-specific reactions.