mental abnormality

collocation in English

meaningsofmentalandabnormality

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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abnormality
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌæb.nɔːˈmæl.ə.ti/us
/ˌæb.nɔːrˈmæl.ə.t̬i/
something abnormal, usually in ...
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(Definition ofmentalandabnormalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The terms "personality disorder" and "mentalabnormality" must therefore do all the work.
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Nothing, for example, prevents a state from defining "mentalabnormality" differently from traditional psychiatric or psychological definitions of mental disorder.
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However, if it could be shown that his family members were to acknowledge hismentalabnormality, then it might be possible for him to return home.
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Assuming, probably erroneously, that the law could cabin the seemingly unconstrained reach of the vague term "mentalabnormality," why any particular abnormality should excuse remains unexplained.
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I have already mentioned that just under half the persons committed for trial were found to be suffering from somementalabnormality.
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In the first place, cruelty may in a sense be associated with some degree ofmentalabnormality.
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The whole doctrine of diminished responsibiity is one, and only one, ofmentalabnormality.
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People who are suffering from any degree ofmentalabnormalitywhich reduces their moral culpability are reprieved.
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That was why we put forward the words "mentalabnormality"in place of"persistent disorder of personality".
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There are supplementary report forms to be completed in cases ofmentalabnormalitywhere supervision to avoid the danger is especially relevant.
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Here, of course, is the real problem, because the range ofmentalabnormalitymay be from some minor eccentricity to mania.
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The man who has amentalabnormalitymay be the very man whose sensitivity makes him utterly reject the possibility of having it pleaded.
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I tabled it in order to draw attention to the specific case of the woman sufferingmentalabnormalitydue to change of life.
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Many prisoners suffering from some form ofmentalabnormalityrespond to treatment, guidance and supervision provided by the medical officers in their establishments.
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It deals purely withmentalabnormalityand not abnormality which might arise from any other cause.
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I am sure that the difficulty of the beginning of confident and successful treatment ofmentalabnormalityis that we do not know about the normal.
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Though the circumstances of his offence were such as to suggest the likelihood ofmentalabnormality, no effort was made for him to be examined by a psychiatrist.
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One of the difficulties in which we all find ourselves is that we do not know what types ofmentalabnormalitywill be excluded or included in the wording.
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