A Study of Association in Insanity

by Grace Helen Kent; A. J. Rosanoff

CASE No. 3597.—L.T. Some neologisms, all possessing obvious meaning.

Table—stand……….
Dark—light………..
Music—instrument…..
Sickness—health……
Man—female………..
Deep—detableness….. 4
Soft—hard…………
Eating—starving……
Mountain—isthmus…..17
House—building…….
Black—white……….
Mutton—beef……….
Comfort—patient……
Hand—leg………….
Short—long………..
Fruit—vegetable……
Butterfly—spider…..
Smooth—coarse……..
Command—thought…… 1
Chair—utensil……..19
Sweet—sour………..
Whistle—trumpet……
Woman—man………… 1
Cold—warm…………
Slow—quick………..
Wish—command………
River—lake………..
White—black……….
Beautiful—pretty….. 1
Window—door……….
Rough—straight…….
Citizen—tramp……..19
Foot—arm………….
Spider—fly………..
Needle—pin………..
Red—blue………….
Sleep—awake……….
Anger—patient…….. 2
Carpet—rug………..
Girl—servant………
High—low………….
Working—laziness…..
Sour—sweet………..
Earth—hemisphere…..
Trouble—goodness….. 9
Soldier—merchant…..17
Cabbage—pumpkin……17
Hard—tight………..
Eagle—hawk………..
Stomach—abdomen……
Stem—leaf…………
Lamp—lantern………
Dream—nightmare……
Yellow—lavender……17
Bread—pastry………
Justice—badness…… 2
Boy—child…………
Light—darkness…….
Health—sickness……
Bible—testament……
Memory—remember……
Sheep—lamb………..
Bath—dirtiness……. 2
Cottage—building…..
Swift—quickly……..
Blue—redness……… 2
Hungry—starving……
Priest—minister……
Ocean—sea…………
Head—topness……… 4
Stove—cooking……..
Long—shorter……… 2
Religion—wickedness..
Whiskey—medicine…..
Child—daughter…….
Bitter—sweetness….. 2
Hammer—pickaxe…….17
Thirsty—drinkness…. 4
City—village………
Square—strightness… 2
Butter—syrup………17
Doctor—queen………19
Loud—low………….
Thief—burglar……..
Lion—tiger………..
Joy—enjoyable…….. 2
Bed—bedstead………
Heavy—lightness……
Tobacco—sweetness…. 2
Baby—infant……….
Moon—sun………….
Scissors—shears……
Quite—noiseness…… 4
Green—greenbill…… 3
Salt—sugar………..
Street—island……..19
King—nephew……….19
Cheese—curdness…… 4
Blossom—bud……….
Afraid—knowledgeable. 4

GENERAL PARESIS.

Cases presenting no considerable dementia or confusion and cases in a state of remission are apt to give normal test records. As we proceed from the records of such cases to those of cases showing mental deterioration we observe a gradual reduction in the values of reactions, contraction of the mental horizon,[1] and the appearance of the phenomenon of perseveration. We submit the following test records for illustration:

[Footnote 1: What we mean by contraction of the mental horizon has already been described in connection with epilepsy, page 47.]

CASE No. 4047.—C.A.F. Almost complete remission of all mental symptoms. Normal record.

Table—dish………..
Dark—light………..
Music—sound……….
Sickness—disease…..
Man—woman………… 1
Deep—fathomless……
Soft—sweet………..
Eating—food……….
Mountain—high……..
House—barn………..
Black—color……….
Mutton—meat……….
Comfort—ease………
Hand—foot…………
Short—long………..
Fruit—sweet……….
Butterfly—moth…….
Smooth—rough………
Command—order……..
Chair—leg…………
Sweet—pleasant……. 1
Whistle—sound……..
Woman—female………
Cold—ice………….
Slow—languid………17
Wish—desire……….
River—long………..
White—color……….
Beautiful—fair…….
Window—glass………
Rough—smooth………
Citizen—voter……..
Foot—toe………….
Spider—fly………..
Needle—sharp………
Red—color…………
Sleep—slumber……..
Anger—rage………..
Carpet—sweep………
Girl—maiden……….
High—lofty………..
Working—toiling……
Sour—distasteful…..
Earth—ground………
Trouble—sorrow…….
Soldier—fighter……
Cabbage—leaf………
Hard—easy…………
Eagle—fly…………
Stomach—food………
Stem—petal………..
Lamp—light………..
Dream—slumber……..
Yellow—color………
Bread—eat…………
Justice—judgment…..
Boy—youth…………
Light—lamp………..
Health—nature……..17
Bible—holy………..
Memory—remember……
Sheep—lamb………..
Bath—water………..
Cottage—house……..
Swift—fast………..
Blue—color………..
Hungry—famished……
Priest—holy……….
Ocean—sea…………
Head—top………….
Stove—fire………..
Long—short………..
Religion—holy……..
Whiskey—drink……..
Child—infant………
Bitter—sour……….
Hammer—knock………
Thirsty—drink……..
City—town…………
Square—round………
Butter—eat………..
Doctor—physician…..
Loud—knock………..
Thief—steal……….
Lion—tiger………..
Joy—happiness…….. 1
Bed—sleep…………
Heavy—weigh……….
Tobacco—smoke……..
Baby—child………..
Moon—stars………..
Scissors—cut………
Quiet—soft………..
Green—color……….
Salt—food…………
Street—lane……….
King—queen………..
Cheese—eat………..
Blossom—flower…….
Afraid—fear……….

CASE No. 6660.—F.F. Repetition of words previously given; non-specific reactions; unclassified reactions some of which are "circumstantial" (see page 25).

Table—bureau………19
Dark—boats……….. 2
Music—piano……….
Sickness—doctor……
Man—sober…………19
Deep—cellar……….
Soft—easy…………
Eating—chewing…….
Mountain—climb…….
House—tenants…….. 2
Black—color……….
Mutton—meat……….
Comfort—easy………
Hand—use…………. 1
Short—stump………. 2
Fruit—nice……….. 1
Butterfly—like……. 6
Smooth—clean………
Command—faithful…..17
Chair—easy………..
Sweet—like……….. 6
Whistle—good……… 6
Woman—like……….. 6
Cold—medicine……..
Slow—I……………12
Wish—like…………
River—boats……….
White—sheet……….
Beautiful—flowers….
Window—red………..14
Rough—streets…….. 2
Citizen—honest…….
Foot—walking………
Spider—kill……….10
Needle—sew………..
Red—nice…………. 6
Sleep—rest………..
Anger—cross……….
Carpet—good………. 6
Girl—nice………… 1
High—good………… 1
Working—well………19
Sour—bitter……….
Earth—property…….19
Trouble—fighting…..
Soldier—good……… 1
Cabbage—eat……….
Hard—sorry………..19
Eagle—good……….. 6
Stomach—good……… 1
Stem—fair…………19
Lamp—use…………. 1
Dream—now…………12
Yellow—color………
Bread—good……….. 1
Justice—fine……… 1
Boy—good…………. 1
Light—good……….. 1
Health—right………19
Bible—home………..
Memory—good………. 1
Sheep—like……….. 6
Bath—good………… 1
Cottage—fine……… 1
Swift—go………….
Blue—nice………… 6
Hungry—bad……….. 1
Priest—Father……..
Ocean—boats……….
Head—brains……….
Stove—heat………..
Long—streets………
Religion—Catholic….
Whiskey—bad………. 1
Child—good……….. 1
Bitter—sorrow……..
Hammer—use……….. 1
Thirsty—drink……..
City—Brooklyn……..
Squares—park……… 2
Butter—ice………..19
Doctor—cure……….
Loud—holler……….
Thief—no…………. 2
Lion—no………….. 6
Joy—hope………….
Bed—rest………….
Heavy—loud………..
Tobacco—good……… 1
Baby—good………… 1
Moon—light………..
Scissors—use……… 1
Quiet—good……….. 1
Green—nice……….. 6
Salt—use…………. 1
Street—nice………. 1
King—right………..19
Cheese—nice………. 1
Blossom—grow………
Afraid—no…………

CASE No. 618.—R.N. Numerous particles of speech; some unclassified reaction, chiefly "circumstantial" (see page 25).