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What defines an insane person?
insanity. n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. Insanity is distinguished from low intelligence or mental deficiency due to age or injury.
What is the difference between insanity and stupidity?
As nouns the difference between stupidity and insanity is that stupidity is (uncountable) the property of being stupid while insanity is the state of being insane; madness.
What’s the difference between being crazy and being insane?
Meaning: Crazy means mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behavior. Insane refers to a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction.
What is the difference between insane and evil?
Here is my basic definition as applies to criminal cases. Insane is not being able to understand why it is/was wrong. Evil is knowing, and doing it anyway. When we talk about whether or not someone “knows” something is wrong we are entering an area of epistemology that may have no place in the legal system.
Who said doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?
Albert Einstein
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” That witticism—I’ll call it “Einstein Insanity”—is usually attributed to Albert Einstein.
What’s the difference between lunacy and insanity?
As nouns the difference between insanity and lunacy is that insanity is the state of being insane; madness while lunacy is (of a person or group of people) the state of being mad, insanity.
What happens if you are found guilty but insane?
If you successfully plead the insanity defense, then you will not receive the normal jail/prison sentence for your crime. Instead, you will be committed to a state mental hospital. There are two reasons for commitment: to rehabilitate and treat the defendant, and.