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101 Words I Don't Use Copyright © 2016 by Paul Niquette. All rights reserved. |
Here is a word that
we really need: [a] to signify an idea that is
not at all sensible or [b] to describe a person
who is mentally ill. It sure has become
worn out through over-use in casual
realms. But that's not my problem with crazy.
Heck, there are at least three-dozen informal synonyms...
...leaving lots of solemn terms for
psychiatric diagnosticians...
No,
my problem is that crazy has been
appropriated by people to explain the most
dreadful behaviors of high-level political
figures; the presidential
election of 2016 may be the most extreme
example.
Indeed, sixty-two
years earlier, the matter was firmly addressed
in Section
7.3 of the ethics principles published
by the APA... Since psychiatrists are not supposed to diagnose brain conditions from afar, I sure won't. |
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