A Study of Association in Insanity

by Grace Helen Kent; A. J. Rosanoff

TABLE V.
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| Involutional | Alcoholic | Senile |
| Melancholia | Dementia | Dementia |
+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 0| | | | | |
| 6| 4| 5| 6| 6| 6| 4| 5| 5| 6| 5| 6| 1| 6| 6| 5| 6| 5|
Case No.—| 2| 8| 7| 4| 3| 0| 8| 6| 2| 3| 9| 4| 0| 4| 4| 8| 5| 7|
TYPES OF REACTION | 0| 1| 1| 8| 6| 7| 1| 3| 9| 6| 6| 6| 0| 1| 7| 3| 3| 8|
| 7| 8| 9| 0| 8| 7| 2| 5| 8| 9| 7| 9| 9| 8| 1| 7| 3| 8|
+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+
Common reactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Specific reactions…………….|86|92|79|92|83|86|83|78|90|79|75|77|80|46|72|71|82|77|
Non-specific reactions…………|13| 2|12| 1| 9| 4| 6| 6| 3|11|10| 8| 3| 8|16| 8|..| 3|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Doubtful reactions…………….| 1| 2| 4| 1| 1| 2| 2| 3| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 7|..| 6|..|..|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Individual reactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Normal reactions………………|..| 2| 1| 4|..| 3| 1| 6| 5| 4| 3| 4| 3|14| 2| 4| 8| 3|
Derivatives of stimulus words…..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 1|..|
Non-specific Reactions…………|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 2|..|..|
Sound reactions (words)………..|..|..|..| 1|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
Sound reactions (neologisms)……|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
Word complements………………|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
Particles of speech……………|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 1|..|..|..|..|..| 5| 1| 2|..| 1|
Association to preceding stimulus.|..|..|..|..| 1|..| 1|..|..|..| 2|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|
Association to preceding reaction.|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|
Repetition of preceding stimulus..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|
Repetition of previous stimulus…|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|
Repetition of preceding reaction..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..| 2|
Repetition of previous reaction…|..|..|..|..| 1|..| 1|..| 1|..|..|..| 2| 1| 2| 3| 1| 2|
Reaction repeated five times……|..|..|..|..| 4|..|..|..|..| 2| 2| 4|..| 4|..|..|..| 3|
Neologisms without sound relation.|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
Unclassified………………….|..| 2| 4|..| 1| 3| 1| 6|..| 2| 3| 4| 8|14| 6| 2| 8| 5|
+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+—+
Total individual reactions 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 6 8 10 12 14 39 12 15 18 20

CASE No. 4818.—S.M. Normal record.

Table—wood………….
Dark—black………….
Music—noise…………
Sickness—illness…….
Man—being…………..
Deep—depth………….
Soft—mushy………….
Eating—devouring…….
Mountain—hill……….
House—residence……..
Black—color…………
Mutton—meat…………
Comfort—luxury………
Hand—body…………..
Short—abrupt………..19
Fruit—oranges……….
Butterfly—insect…….
Smooth—even…………
Command—order……….
Chair—article………. 1
Sweet—taste…………
Whistle—noise……….
Woman—sex…………..
Cold—temperature…….
Slow—dull…………..
Wish—desire…………
River—water…………
White—color…………
Beautiful—sky……….
Window—glass………..
Rough—uneven………..
Citizen—representative.17
Foot—end……………19
Spider—insect……….
Needle—instrument……
Red—color…………..
Sleep—repose………..
Anger—temper………..
Carpet—rug………….
Girl—sex……………
High—elevation………
Working—employment…..
Sour—bitter…………
Earth—clay………….
Trouble—anxiety……..
Soldier—military…….
Cabbage—vegetable……
Hard—substance………
Eagle—bird………….
Stomach—body………..
Stem—flower…………
Lamp—light………….
Dream—imagination……
Yellow—color………..
Bread—wheat…………
Justice—credit………17
Boy—child…………..
Light—sun…………..
Health—condition…….
Bible—book………….
Memory—remembrance…..
Sheep—lamb………….
Bath—bathing………..
Cottage—house……….
Swift—rapid…………
Blue—color………….
Hungry—desire……….
Priest—minister……..
Ocean—water…………
Head—body…………..
Stove—fire………….
Long—distance……….
Religion—creed………
Whiskey—liquor………
Child—infant………..
Bitter—sour…………
Hammer—tool…………
Thirsty—dry…………
City—town…………..
Square—block………..
Butter—food…………
Doctor—physician…….
Loud—noisy………….
Thief—burglar……….
Lion—animal…………
Joy—happiness………. 1
Bed—cot…………….
Heavy—weight………..
Tobacco—weed………..
Baby—infant…………
Moon—light………….
Scissors—instrument….
Quiet—noiseless……..
Green—color…………
Salt—seasoning………
Street—block………..
King—ruler………….
Cheese—food…………
Blossom—flower………
Afraid—fear…………

CASE No. 6207.—T.S. No individual reactions; 13 non-specific reactions.

Table—furniture……
Dark—color………..
Music—fiddle………
Sickness—bed………
Man—person……….. 1
Deep—water………..
Soft—pliable………
Eating—cake……….
Mountain—high……..
House—bricks………
Black—color……….
Mutton—meat……….
Comfort—easy………
Hand—limb…………
Short—small………. 1
Fruit—vegetable……
Butterfly—insect…..
Smooth—level………
Command—control……
Chair—sit…………
Sweet—nice……….. 1
Whistle—noise……..
Woman—person……… 1
Cold—atmosphere……
Slow—easy…………
Wish—something…….
River—stream………
White—color……….
Beautiful—nice……. 1
Window—glass………
Rough—unpleasant….. 1
Citizen—person……. 1
Foot—limb…………
Spider—insect……..
Needle—instrument….
Red—color…………
Sleep—bed…………
Anger—irritable……
Carpet—rug………..
Girl—person………. 1
High—elevation…….
Working—try………. 2
Sour—bitter……….
Earth—sand………..
Trouble—anxiety……
Soldier—person……. 1
Cabbage—plant……..
Hard—stone………..
Eagle—bird………..
Stomach—person……. 1
Stem—apple………..
Lamp—light………..
Dream—sleep……….
Yellow—color………
Bread—flour……….
Justice—Equal……..
Boy—child…………
Light—gas…………
Health—doctor……..
Bible—Scripture……
Memory—thought……. 1
Sheep—animal………
Bath—water………..
Cottage—house……..
Swift—quick……….
Blue—color………..
Hungry—want……….
Priest—preach……..
Ocean—water……….
Head—person………. 1
Stove—heat………..
Long—length……….
Religion—belief……
Whiskey—drink……..
Child—person……… 1
Bitter—sour……….
Hammer—tool……….
Thirsty—dry……….
City—place………..
Square—shape………
Butter—eat………..
Doctor—physician…..
Loud—hear…………
Thief—steal……….
Lion—animal……….
Joy—glad………….
Bed—sleep…………
Heavy—weight………
Tobacco—plant……..
Baby—child………..
Moon—light………..
Scissors—tool……..
Quiet—rest………..
Green—color……….
Salt—spice………..
Street—place………
King—ruler………..
Cheese—eat………..
Blossom—flower…….
Afraid—hide……….

CASE No. 5719.—A.W.S. 5 individual reactions; 12 non-specific reactions.

Table—stand……….
Dark—color………..
Music—happy………. 1
Sickness—ill………
Man—human…………
Deep—thought……… 1
Soft—touch………..
Eating—appetite……
Mountain—ground……
House—shelter……..
Black—color……….
Mutton—lamb……….
Comfort—warm………
Hand—touch………..
Short—small………. 1
Fruit—taste……….
Butterfly—beauty….. 1
Smooth—level………
Command—obey………
Chair—rest………..
Sweet—good………..
Whistle—noise……..
Woman—female………
Cold—chilled……… 2
Slow—move…………
Wish—think……….. 1
River—water……….
White—color……….
Beautiful—nice……. 1
Window—glass………
Rough—push………..
Citizen—man………. 1
Foot—body…………
Spider—insect……..
Needle—pointed…….
Red—blood…………
Sleep—rest………..
Anger—riled……….
Carpet—covering……
Girl—child………..
High—air………….
Working—ambitious….
Sour—taste………..
Earth—ground………
Trouble—thought…… 1
Soldier—command……
Cabbage—vegetable….
Hard—blow…………17
Eagle—bird………..
Stomach—body………
Stem—pipe…………
Lamp—light………..
Dream—thought…….. 1
Yellow—purple……..
Bread—food………..
Justice—law……….
Boy—male………….
Light—lamp………..
Health—soul……….19
Bible—Scriptures…..
Memory—thought……. 1
Sheep—lamb………..
Bath—cleanness…….
Cottage—house……..
Swift—quick……….
Blue—color………..
Hungry—appetite……
Priest—scholar……. 2
Ocean—water……….
Head—brains……….
Stove—heat………..
Long—measurement….. 2
Religion—good…….. 1
Whiskey—alcohol……
Child—baby………..
Bitter—taste………
Hammer—knock………
Thirsty—water……..
City—New York……..
Square—box………..
Butter—milk……….
Doctor—help……….
Loud—noise………..
Thief—burglar……..
Lion—animal……….
Joy—well………….19
Bed—rest………….
Heavy—load………..
Tobacco—nicotine…..
Baby—joy………….
Moon—light………..
Scissors—cutting…..
Quiet—rest………..
Green—color……….
Salt—sand…………19
Street—crossing…… 2
King—ruler………..
Cheese—luxury……..19
Blossom—flower…….
Afraid—fright……..

CASE No. 5635. J.D. 13 individual reactions, of which 6 are classed as normal, 1 particle, 6 unclassified, mostly obviously normal.

Table—eating………
Dark—night………..
Music—amusement……
Sickness—distress….
Man—working……….
Deep—sorrow……….
Soft—easy…………
Eating—supper……..17
Mountain—pleasure…. 1
House—home………..
Black—grief……….19
Mutton—butchers…… 2
Comfort—home………
Hand—shake………..
Short—baseball…….19
Fruit—eating………
Butterfly—field……
Smooth—soft……….
Command—oblige…….17
Chair—seat………..
Sweet—flowers……..
Whistle—fire………
Woman—home………..
Cold—winter……….
Slow—easy…………
Wish—home…………
River—dock………..17
Whiter—day………..
Beautiful—handsome…
Window—glass………
Rough—wagon……….19
Citizen—voter……..
Foot—walking………
Spider—web………..
Needle—sticking……19
Red—danger………..
Sleep—rest………..
Anger—right……….19
Carpet—house………
Girl—out………….12
High—air………….
Working—labor……..
Sour—bitter……….
Earth—ground………
Trouble—worry……..
Soldier—man………. 1
Cabbage—farmer……. 2
Hard—bath…………19
Eagle—birds……….
Stomach—body………
Stem—pipe…………
Lamp—burn…………
Dream—thinking……. 1
Yellow—color………
Bread—eating………
Justice—peace……..
Boy—soldier……….17
Light—day…………
Health—happy……… 1
Bible—books……….
Memory—good………. 1
Sheep—lamb………..
Bath—washing………
Cottage—house……..
Swift—quick……….
Blue—color………..
Hungry—eating……..
Priest—church……..
Ocean—bathing……..
Head—mind…………
Stove—fire………..
Long—hours………..
Religion—church……
Whiskey—drinking…..
Child—home………..
Bitter—sour……….
Hammer—working…….
Thirsty—dry……….
City—New York……..
Square—block………
Butter—cow………..
Doctor—hospital……
Loud—speaking…….. 2
Thief—sentence…….17
Lion—animal……….
Joy—pleasure……… 1
Bed—sleeping………
Heavy—weight………
Tobacco—smoking……
Baby—home…………
Moon—night………..
Scissors—cutting…..
Quiet—alone……….
Green—color……….
Salt—eating……….
Street—walking…….
King—William………17
Cheese—milk……….
Blossom—flower…….
Afraid—fright……..

Our cases of alcoholic dementia are clinically without evidences of disturbance of flow of thought. The dementia consists mainly in impairment or loss of the power of retention, with resulting amnesia for recent occurrences, and temporal disorientation. The records are either normal or show but slight departures from normal.