Mentally deranged...
A
mental disorder or
mental illness is a
psychological or
behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective
distress or
disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of
normal development or
culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of
affective,
behavioural,
cognitive and
perceptual components. The recognition and understanding of
mental health conditions have changed over time and across cultures, and there are still variations in the definition, assessment, and
classification of mental disorders, although standard guideline criteria are widely accepted. A few mental disorders are diagnosed based on the harm to others, regardless of the subject's perception of distress. Over a third of people in most countries report meeting criteria for the major categories at some point in their lives. The
causes are often explained in terms of a
diathesis-stress model or
biopsychosocial model. In
biological psychiatry, mental disorders are conceptualized as disorders of brain circuits likely caused by developmental processes shaped by a complex interplay of genetics and experience.
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Services are based in
psychiatric hospitals or in the
community. Diagnoses are made by
psychiatrists,
clinical psychologists, or
psychiatric social workers[
citation needed] using various methods, often relying on observation and questioning in interviews. Treatments are provided by various
mental health professionals.
Psychotherapy and
psychiatric medication are two major treatment options, as are
social interventions,
peer support and
self-help. In some cases there may be
involuntary detention and
involuntary treatment where legislation allows.
Stigma and
discrimination add to the suffering associated with the disorders, and have led to various
social movements attempting to increase acceptance.
If Wiki is your law that you love to cite so much, then you, sir, are grossly out of order. You are not a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist or psychiatric social worker that has observed me or questioned me in an interview. Your claim of my mental derangement holds no validity and only further proves that you are an ass... Besides how the fuck can someone as mentally deranged as myself be so damned eloquent? Here, just in case you didn't know what that word meant.
Eloquence (from
Latin eloquentia) is fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking. It is primarily the power of expressing strong
emotions in striking and appropriate language, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. The term is also used for writing in a fluent style.
The concept of eloquence dates to the ancient Greeks, Calliope,(one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne) being the Muse of epic poetry and eloquence.
Eloquence derives from the Latin roots:
ē (a shortened form of the preposition
ex), meaning "out (of)," and
loqui, a
deponent verb meaning "to speak." Thus, being eloquent is having the ability to project words fluidly out of the mouth and the ability to understand and command the language in such a way that one employs a graceful style coupled with the power of persuasion, or just being extremely graceful in the interpretation of communication.
Petrarch (Fracesco Petrarca), in his study program of the classics and antiquity (Italian Renaissance) focused attention on language and communication. After mastering language, the goal was to reach a “level of eloquence”, to be able to present gracefully, combine thought and reason in a powerful way, so as to persuade others to a point of view. Petrarch encouraged students to imitate the ancient writers, from a language perspective, combining clear and correct speech with moral thought. The
Renaissance humanists focused on the correlation of speech and political principles as a powerful tool to present and persuade others to particular concepts. At the core of presentations was the use of graceful style, clear concise grammar and usage, and over time the insertion of rational and emotional arguments.
In modern times, colloquial speech entered into presentation styles deemed eloquent.
[edit] Eloquent politicians
Politicians are often termed eloquent.
Marcus Antonius, c.83 B.C.–30 B.C., Roman politician and soldier gave one of the most memorable speeches in history, dramatized by
William Shakespeare in the play
Julius Caesar; Shakespeare used Antonius's famous opening line "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears".
Other speakers and speeches termed eloquent:
Eloquence is both a natural talent and improved by knowledge of language, study of a specific subject to be addressed, philosophy, rationale and ability to form a persuasive set of tenets within a presentation.
"True eloquence,"
Oliver Goldsmith says, "Does not consist ... in saying great things in a
sublime style, but in a simple style; for there is, properly speaking, no such thing as a sublime style, the sublimity lies only in the things; and when they are not so, the language may be turgid, affected,
metaphorical, but not affecting." (
Of Eloquence, 1759)
