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Re: Jim was wrong to use the word schizophrenic -- JHB Top of thread Forum
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02/01/2005, 14:36:36
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Here's a dictionary definition, John:

Main Entry: schizo·phre·nia
Pronunciation: "skit-s&-'frE-nE-&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
1 : a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as in hallucinations and delusions), and conduct -- called also dementia praecox
2 : contradictory or antagonistic qualities or attitudes schizophrenia over the desired outcome -- Elizabeth Drew>
- schizo·phren·ic
/-'fre-nik/ adjective or noun
- schizo·phren·i·cal·ly
/-ni-k(&lE/ adverb

I was relying on the second, non-clinical meaning. 

Jim

 






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