The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... efforts to maintain himself , to strike a new mental balance ; and we can see that compensatory manifestations occur as a result of these efforts . These are the positive symptoms . The negative symptom , which cannot be observed ...
... efforts to maintain himself , to strike a new mental balance ; and we can see that compensatory manifestations occur as a result of these efforts . These are the positive symptoms . The negative symptom , which cannot be observed ...
Page 123
... effort to ensure individual mental equilibrium but in this way when the extent and intensity of its activity become ... efforts because he was a poor financial administrator and had no clear PART ONE : THEORETICAL ORIENTATION 123.
... effort to ensure individual mental equilibrium but in this way when the extent and intensity of its activity become ... efforts because he was a poor financial administrator and had no clear PART ONE : THEORETICAL ORIENTATION 123.
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... effort towards balance must likewise be mentioned once more . These , too , can be traced in Johnson's writings . Not without significance is the fact that he chose the essay — one of the most balanced forms of prose . Not without ...
... effort towards balance must likewise be mentioned once more . These , too , can be traced in Johnson's writings . Not without significance is the fact that he chose the essay — one of the most balanced forms of prose . Not without ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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