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Books on: sanity of madness

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Hitler's Death Camps: The Sanity of Madness

Book by Konnilyn G. Feig; Holmes & Meier, 1981

Subjects:

Concentration Camps, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), World War, 1939-1945--Concentration Camps

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...HITLERS DEATH CAMPS THE SANITY OF MADNESS KONNILYN G. FEIG HOLMES...possible causation model. The Sanity of Madness Writing about such a subject...death obliterated his regime. A sanity of madness was his legacy. It was also...
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Scenes of Madness: A Psychiatrist at the Theatre

Book by Derek Russell Davis; Routledge, 1995

Collections: Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Derek Russell Davis argues that mental health professionals working in a hospital or clinic setting can learn much from playwrights about the psychological processes in mental illness. Looking at such diverse characters as Orestes, Hamlet, Lear, Ophelia, Peer Gynt, Oswald Alving and Blanche Dubois ...
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Derek Russell Davis argues that mental health professionals working in a hospital or clinic setting can learn much from playwrights about the psychological processes in mental illness. Looking at such diverse characters as Orestes, Hamlet, Lear, Ophelia, Peer Gynt, Oswald Alving and Blanche Dubois, Dr Davis shows how madness in plays is put into the context of the crucial experiences in an individual's history and current relationships, and demonstrates that these stories can be a new and exciting source of insight into mental illness.
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Rewriting the History of Madness: Studies in Foucault's Histoire de la Folie

Book by Arthur Still, Irving Velody; Routledge, 1992

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Michel Foucault has had an extraordinary impact on writers in the human sciences since his first book Madness and Civilization appeared in English. This title assesses the reactions to Madness and Civilization.
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Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia

Book by John Read, Loren R. Mosher, Richard P. Bentall; Brunner-Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia--Social Aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Models of Madness shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life events and circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. International contributors:* critique the 'medical model' of madness* examine the dominance of ...
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Models of Madness shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life events and circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. International contributors:* critique the 'medical model' of madness* examine the dominance of the 'illness' approach to understanding madness from historical and economic perspectives* document the role of drug companies* outline the alternative to drug based solutions* identify the urgency and possibility of prevention of madness.Models of Madnesspromotes a more humane and effective response to treating severely distressed people that will prove essential reading for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists and of great interest to all those who work in the mental health service. This book forms part of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Psychosesseries edited by Brian Martindale.
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In Search of Madness: Schizophrenia and Neuroscience

Book by R. Walter Heinrichs; Oxford University Press, 2001

Subjects:

Schizophrenia

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

In Search of Madness: Schizophrenia and Neuroscience...Heinrichs OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS In Search of Madness This page intentionally left blank In Search of MADNESS Schizophrenia and Neuroscience R...

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Journal Articles on: sanity of madness

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Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth-Century Writing: Representing the Insane

Journal article by Andrew Elfenbein; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 36, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth-Century Writing: Representing the Insane (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Suffering hardly guaranteed sanity, and insanity did not...Cultural Constructions of Madness in Eighteenth-Century...the close proximity of madness and sanity" (2), a fascination...Ingram uses the nearness of sanity and madness as a starting-point...
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"Musak": The Office and the Language of Madness

Journal article by Carmen Tisnado; International Fiction Review, Vol. 31, 2004

Subjects:

Benedetti, Mario--Criticism and interpretation, Musak (Short fiction)--Criticism and interpretation, Short stories--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...ones own madness." (10...simple act of telling...belief in his sanity, for if he...narrators madness, and accepting...invalidation of our presumption...interlocutors sanity. We have...notion of sanity has to be...language of madness" loses its...
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The Mystery at Thornfield: Representations of Madness in 'Jane Eyre.'

Journal article by Valerie Beattie; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 28, 1996

Subjects:

Bronte, Charlotte--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Feminist literary criticism--Usage, Jane Eyre (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mason, Bertha (Fictitious character)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mental illness--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...the constitution of madness in the eighteenth...values and practices of hegemonic society...how the triumph of sanity is ensured by the...Derridas term) between sanity and insanity, realism...metaphorical echoes of madness in the last chapters...
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Diggers, Ranters, and Women Prophets: The Discourse of Madness and the Cartesian 'Cogito' in Seventeenth-Century England

Journal article by Tom Hayes; CLIO, Vol. 26, 1996

Subjects:

Descartes, Rene--Influence, Mental illness--Religious aspects, Subject (Philosophy)--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Literature, Entire Library

...forth by a mad man." (23.) Foucault, Madness and Civilization, 108. (24.) See Gerrard...Letter to the Lord Fairfax," in The Works of Gerrard Winstanley, ed. George H. Sabine...103n), but he did not impugn Winstanleys sanity. (25.) Laurence Clarkson. A Single eye...
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Images of Madness: Feature Films in Teaching Psychology

Journal article by Michael Z. Fleming, Ralph L. Piedmont, C. Michael Hiam; Teaching of Psychology, Vol. 17, 1990

Subjects:

Psychology--Study And Teaching

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Rope" ( 1948 ) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1978 ). Sanity as madness, madness as sanity: "You Cant Take It With You" ( 1938 ) and King of Hearts ( 1966 ). 9. The...

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Magazine Articles on: sanity of madness

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Jean, Slavenka, and the Tea Party for Sanity

Magazine article by Helena Corban; The Antioch Review, Vol. 52, Spring 1994

Subjects:

Drakulic, Slavenka--Criticism and interpretation, Makdisi, Jean Said--Criticism and interpretation, Society--Personal narratives, War and society--Personal narratives, Wars--Personal narratives

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...silver spoon of slightly quivering creme caramel, admitting that he cannot understand, not fully, that madness, the Balkan nightmare. Jean writes of her war that, It seemed simple at first, and limited, but gradually grew in complexity to encompass...
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Madness at Virginia Tech: Doing Nothing about the Kid Behind the Sunglasses

Magazine article by Richard Lowry; National Review, Vol. 59, May 14, 2007

Subjects:

Cho, Seung-Hui--Psychological aspects, Giovanni, Nikki (American professor)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, School violence--Casualties, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University--Officials and employees, Virginia Tech Shootings, 2007

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...current behind the trend was a moral disempowerment of sanity. One of the most influential academics of the late 20th century, Michel Foucault, argued that attempts to label and treat madness were inherently arbitrary and repressive. Foucault celebrated...
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March Madness: How the Primary Schedule Favors the Rich

Magazine article by Walter Shapiro; Washington Monthly, Vol. 30, June 1998

Subjects:

Campaign funds--Laws, regulations, etc., Political reform--Innovations, Presidential candidates--Finance, Primaries--2000

Collections: Entire Library

...an alternative. This quadrennial March Madness is particularly cruel to underfunded underdogs...post-primary checks before he was driven out of the race. Under the rules that prevailed...But this small outburst of scheduling sanity is tempered by the irresistible pay-attention-to-us...
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Nuclear Madness

Magazine article by Jonathan Schell; The Nation, Vol. 270, May 29, 2000

Subjects:

Nuclear arms control--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

Nuclear Madness. by JONATHAN SCHELL One day...the radio. I was on my way to get a cup of coffee before teaching a class in Middletown...elementary common sense, the bare minimum of sanity and decency. Well, it turned out, of course...
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Wrestling with Shylock: A Quartet of 'Merchants' for the '90S

Magazine article by James Hannaham; American Theatre, Vol. 12, July 1995

Subjects:

Antisemitism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Shakespeare, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Merchant of Venice (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...complex a character. One certainly might question the sanity of Shylock, who, having made a no-interest loan of 3,000...insistence on the gruesome bond has the obsessive feel of madness, yet Antonio has agreed to give his flesh as payment to...

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Newspaper Articles on: sanity of madness

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Monty Slams 12,000 Miles of Madness

Newspaper article by From Gordon Simpson; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 24, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Montgomerie last night blasted the madness which has forced injured Aussie...collect his pounds 73,000 share of the sponsors bonus pool. But...finishing Euro No.1 so that sanity prevails. The Scot said...Harrington (11th) to be Rookie of the Year. Meanwhile, Stephen...
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BATTLING Back from the Brink of Madness

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 26, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

BATTLING Back from the Brink of Madness. Byline: DANNY DANZIGER CELIA BRAYFIELD, 50, is the author of such popular novels as Pearls and White...The relief was wonderful: just to have my sanity back and to realise my unhappiness had simply...
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Are You Sane? "Too Much Sanity Is Madness. and Maddest Is to See Life as It Is and Not as It Should Be." - Miguel De Cervantes

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Are You Sane? "Too Much Sanity Is Madness. and Maddest Is to See...disproportionate rate" of suicide and depression...also distrust the motives of authorities. There have been disproportionate rates of suicides among students...
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My SAS Love Was Driven to Madness by War. He'd Been Trained to Kill and I Was the Enemy; COURAGEOUS LIVVY NURSED HER MAN TO SANITY - THEN MARRIED HIM

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 13, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Love Was Driven to Madness by War. Hed Been...NURSED HER MAN TO SANITY - THEN MARRIED HIM...the room in front of her, Livvy Read cowered...loved to regain his sanity. TWO years later...his demons. Part of his rehabilitation...his descent into madness. Now their faith...
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TRAVEL: SLIEVE THE HASSLE; Paul Martin Ditches the Xmas Madness for the Peace of a Spa Break

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), December 2, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...TRAVEL: SLIEVE THE HASSLE; Paul Martin Ditches the Xmas Madness for the Peace of a Spa Break. Byline: EDITED BY PAUL McDAID AH...crazy kids, theres no better place to rediscover your sanity than the Slieve Donard. Slieve Donard Hotel, Downs...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: sanity of madness

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Sexton, Anne

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...emotion, and often dwells on themes of madness and death. Her first work, To Bedlam...terms with her efforts to retain her sanity. Other works include Selected Poems...Transformations (1971), The Book of Folly (1973), The Death Notebooks...
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Hercules , Greek Hero

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...daughter of King Creon. But Hera later drove Hercules insane, and in his madness he killed his wife and children. After he had recovered his sanity, he sought purification at the court of King Eurystheus of Tiryns for 12 years. During those years Hercules...

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