Essay on the Classification of the InsaneAllen, M. (Physician)
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Essay on the Classification of the Insane
Allen, M. (Physician)
Mental illness
{159} His head corresponds with his character: no combativeness,
destructiveness, or caution; but self-esteem, hope, friendship, and
benevolence, full.
{160} I shall hereafter make some observations on the peculiarities of
character in females contra-distinguished from that of males.
{162} Pride, benevolence, hope, combativeness, and amativeness, full;
caution, conscientiousness, and veneration, partly defective.
{164} Philoprogenitiveness is singularly full, so is combativeness and
firmness.
{165a} He had the most immense organ of destructiveness and firmness I
ever saw, and was remarkably defective in the social feelings and
sentiments, but he had some benevolence.
{165b} His attendant says, he would have resisted harsh treatment to the
very last effort that life would allow him.
{168} His head was an immense smooth round mass, such as is common to
Epileptics, and powerful but sluggish minds.
{192} Self-esteem, love of approbation, firmness, and amativeness, are
very full; caution, causality, combativeness, are next in order;
veneration, rather defective.
{195} For remarks on religious controversy, see Essay on ‘Truth
contrasted with Error.’
{198} This I have never used since, now sixteen years ago. It is now,
under better management, wholly unnecessary, and worse than useless.
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