insanity

(in-san’it-e) [L. insan‘itas, from in not + sa’nus sound]. Disorder of the mental faculties, more or le permanent in character, but with- out lo of consciousne and will. It is marked by delusions, illusions, and hallucinations, by changes in character and habits, and by un- reasonable and purposele actions and language. acquired i., insanity arising after a long period of mental soundne . adolescent i. See dementia pracox. affective i. Same as cmotional i. alcoholic i., that which is due to alcoholism. alternating i. Same as circulur i. anticipatory i., that which appears in a patient at an earlier age than that at which it attacked the parent. tic i., insanity due to gout or rheumatism. choreic i., chorea insaniens. circular i., cyclic i., insanity recurring in cycles; melancholia following mania and being followed in many cases by a lucid interval. climacteric i,., that which is a ociated with the menopause. communicated i., that which is transmitted from one person to another. compound i., the concurrence of two or more forms of insanity. compulsive i., insanity in which the patient is completely dominated by impulse or obse ions. confusional i., acute temporary insanity following a severe disease or nervous shock, and marked by mental confusion of varying degrees of intensity. consecutive i., that which follows some neurosis or other disease. sfonali See circular i. degenerative i., delunal ali i insanity marked by delusions, paranoia. imilar i., that which is inherited, but not is an with that of the parent. doubting i., insanity characterized cag?, morbid doubt, suspicion, and indecision. insanity due to the exce ive use of some brid emotional i., that which is characterized by emotional depre ion or exaltation. epidemic i., a form that sometimes affects many persons in a community. hereditary i., that which is inherited from a parent or grandparent. homicidal i., insanity marked by a desire to take human life. homochronous i., that which appears in the patient at the same age at which it appeared in the patient's father or mother. homologous i., that which is identical with that of the parent. “hysteri ric i., insanity characterized by sudden and short emotional outbreaks. ideational i., insanity with perverted ideation. ideophrenic i., insanity with rverted ideation; ideational insanity. idiophrenic i., insanity due to disease of the brain itself. imposed i., folie 4 deux. impulsive i., an insane tendency to acts of violence. induced i., compulsive insanity. intellectual i. Same as ideational §. fodoform i., a condition of mental depre ion, followed by delirium and acute dementia, due to the exce ive use of iodoform. manic-depre ive i., insanity in which mania and melancholia alternate. menstrual i., that which recurs at the menstrual period. moral i., that which is marked by impairment of the moral sense. ceptional i., a form marked by hallucinations and illusions. periodic i., that which recurs at regular intervals. poly neuritic i., Korsakoff’s syndrome. primary i., any insanity not known to be consequent upon some previous attack of disease. progre ive i., that which is intensified by transmi ion to the offspring. puerperal i., the insanity coming on after delivery; also the delirium of Childbirth. recurrent i., mental aberration with lucid intervals. regre ive i., that which is inherited, but is milder in the offspring than in the parent. religious i., that a ociated with perverted and exalted religious emotions. senile i., a form due to senile degeneration. simultaneous i., insanity appearing at the same time in two or more persons who live together. stuporous i., primary acute dementia with more or le continuous stupor. surgical i., a form that follows surgical operations. toxic i., acute insanity from poisoning of the system by certain drugs. volitional i., insanity marked by perversion of the will. imsanoid (in-sa’noid). Resembling insanity; nearly insane. inscriptio tendinea (in-skrip’she-o ten-din’e-ah) {L.]. A tendinous cord that traverses a muscle and gives attachment to its fibers. inscription (in-skrip’shun) [L. in scrip‘tio; in upon + scri’bere to write]. That part of a prescription which contains the names and amounts of the ingredients. insecticide (in-sek’tis-id) [L. insec’tum insect + ce'dere to kill]. 1. Destructive to insects. 2. Any substance poisonous to insects. insemination (in-sem-in-a’shun) [L. in into + se’- men seed]. The fertilization of the ovum. 478 INSTITUTES