| Description Of Item | Paper leaflets of written notes on the symptoms, definitions and treatment of Thymic insanity. On the first page of the first leaflet, a printed definition of three terms has been glued to the page:
‘CLASS II. THYMIAE.- Thymical Insanity. Moria. Mental diseases and defects predominately involving the feelings emotions, and sentiments, with morbid delusions, or delusive ideas as to ‘me’ and ‘mine’; but not necessarily with complete or general disorder or defect of the knowing faculties. Seat-The ideagenic or sensorial substance of the cerebellum and hemispheres?
I. ENTHYMIAE.-Transitional or symptomatic morbidity of the feelings and temper, manifested as exalted selfness with fixed antipathies, prejudices, and convictions, not necessarily delusive, but usually erroneous, and leading to eccentricity or folly. a. Emotional, induced by violent impressions; b. Enthusiastic (devotedness to particular ideas and phenomena); c. Thaumaturgic or mystic; d. Superstitious; e. Artificial (mesmeric, electro-biological, etc.)
II.EUTHMYIAE.- Insanity characterised by morbid exaltation of the self-feelings, and by the delusive pride, self-esteem, and satisfaction. a. Euphoria: Delusive satisfaction as to bodily health and well-being. b. Chaerothymia: Insane joyousness, hopefulness, and general satisfaction. c. Paediothymia: Insane jocoseness and playful-ness. d.Superbia: Insane pride and self-esteem as to personal qualities, bodily strength, rank, wealth, and success. (a) Maniacal ; (b) Paralytic, with general paralysis; (c) Edonic, with insane gratification of pleasurable desires; (d) Decorative, with insane decoration of person; (e) Enthyic, with weakness of judgment, but no marked defect in understanding.
III. LYPETHYMIA.-Insanity characterized by morbid humility as to self, and by fear, terror, remorse, grief, and anxiety, as to ‘me’ and mine.
From the collection of Thomas Laycock. |