notional insanity造句

• He defined ideal insanity " as that state of mind in which a person imagines he sees, hears or otherwise perceives or converses with persons or things that have no existence & or if he perceives external objects as they really exist has yet erroneous and absurd ideas . " ( " Observations on the Nature, Kinds, Causes and Prevention of Insanity ", vol . 1, p . 56 . ) He described notional insanity as " that state of mind in which a person sees, hears or otherwise perceives external objects as they really exist as objects of sense, yet conceives such notions of powers, properties & as often grossly erroneous or unreasonable to the common sense of the sober and judicious import of mankind . " ( " Observations on the Nature, Kinds, Causes and Prevention of Insanity ", vol . 1, p . 57 . ) Arnold s classifications of mental illness proved too detailed for general acceptance.