The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 55
... disposition . The disintegrative tendency , however , comes under the heading of the consequences of the congenital brain lesions which manifested themselves in epileptic phenomena and extra- pyramidal involuntary movements . It is of ...
... disposition . The disintegrative tendency , however , comes under the heading of the consequences of the congenital brain lesions which manifested themselves in epileptic phenomena and extra- pyramidal involuntary movements . It is of ...
Page 60
... disposition to neglect ; and I was equally disposed to repel insult and to claim attention , and , I fear , continue too much in this disposition now that it is no longer necessary . I receive at present as much favour as I have a right ...
... disposition to neglect ; and I was equally disposed to repel insult and to claim attention , and , I fear , continue too much in this disposition now that it is no longer necessary . I receive at present as much favour as I have a right ...
Page 65
... disposition and epileptic features over- lap . Both give rise to dysphoric changes , to anomalies of mood of a periodic character . Only the true states of agitated melan- cholia were based exclusively on an epileptic foundation . For ...
... disposition and epileptic features over- lap . Both give rise to dysphoric changes , to anomalies of mood of a periodic character . Only the true states of agitated melan- cholia were based exclusively on an epileptic foundation . For ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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