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Excerpt from The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases
The basis of functional nervous or psychopathic mal adies is essentially a pathological process involving the nervous system in as definite a way as the invasion and infection of the organism by various species of bacteria, bacilli, and other micro-organisms which attack the individual during his lifetime.
Like infectious diseases, psychopathic deviations, abnormalities, and excesses are acquired by the indi vidual in the course of his relations with the external environment, and are as real as syphilis, smallpox, diphtheria, cholera, and the bubonic plague. To re gard them as imaginary, or to relegate them to the action of Providence or to heredity is theoretically a misconception, and practically a great danger to human lty.
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The basis of functional nervous or psychopathic mal adies is essentially a pathological process involving the nervous system in as definite a way as the invasion and infection of the organism by various species of bacteria, bacilli, and other micro-organisms which attack the individual during his lifetime.
Like infectious diseases, psychopathic deviations, abnormalities, and excesses are acquired by the indi vidual in the course of his relations with the external environment, and are as real as syphilis, smallpox, diphtheria, cholera, and the bubonic plague. To re gard them as imaginary, or to relegate them to the action of Providence or to heredity is theoretically a misconception, and practically a great danger to human lty.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Boris Sidis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266731689
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 420
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Boris Sidis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331190851
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 422
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