verbal impulse

verbal impulse
   The French term impulsion verbale was introduced in or shortly before 1888 by the French psychiatrist Louis Jules Ernest Séglas (18561939) to denote a type of *psychic hallucination. Under the heading ofverbal impulses Séglas subsumed such phenomena as onomatomania (i.e. the obsessive utterance of words), copro-lalia (i.e. the impulsive production of foul language), and médiumnité parlante (loosely translated as the 'talk of mediums'). Today, speech phenomena such as these tend not to be classified as hallucinations. The reason why Séglas chosetodosowouldseemtostemfromthe conceptual analogy he envisaged between obsessive thoughts and compulsive utterances and from the underlying notion of a 'split personality' that was assumed by him in such cases. Séglas used the term verbal impulse in opposition to *psychomotor hallucination, a notion which he designated as a second type of psychic hallucination.
   References
   Hulak, F. (2003). Un concept de J. Séglas revisité. Perspectives Psychiatriques, 42, 312-318.
   Séglas, J. (1888). L'hallucination dans ses rapports avec la fonction du langage; - les hallucinations psycho-motrices. Progrès Médical, 33/34, 124-126.

Dictionary of Hallucinations. . 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Augustine — Gerard O’Daly 1 LIFE AND PHILOSOPHICAL READINGS Augustine was born in Thagaste (modern Souk Ahras in Algeria) in Roman North Africa in AD 354. He died as bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) in 430. His education followed the standard Roman… …   History of philosophy

  • Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

  • Anger — This article is about the emotion. For other uses, see Anger (disambiguation). Angry , Indignation , and Wrath redirect here. For other uses, see Angry (disambiguation), Indignation (disambiguation), and Wrath (disambiguation). Emotions Affection …   Wikipedia

  • Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

  • Binge drinking — New Year s Eve is traditionally a time when many drink excessive amounts of alcohol. This picture is from a 1912 postcard mailed in the United States …   Wikipedia

  • education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

  • French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …   Universalium

  • Domestic violence — Domestic disturbance redirects here. For the 2001 film, see Domestic Disturbance. Domestic violence Classification and external resources eMedicine article/805546 MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”