Interpretation of mind rubrics Dr Mansoor Ali Govt. Homeopathic Medical College. Calicut "Mind is the key to man" - Dr. Samuel Hahnemann A work based on S Y N T H E S I S This work is meant for the serious students of Homoeopathy and for those who sincerely want to understand and interpret the rubrics. It does not promise solutions but it represents an honest search. Special Thanks To Prof. K. B. RAMESH For his valuable comments and suggestions. Explanations and Examples Given By Eminent Authors and My Beloved Teachers are Also Included. Most of the Homoeopaths consider the symptoms of the human mind to be the most important one while treating any case. He mind covers the emotional as well as the intellectual and communicational characteristics. To be acceptable the mind symptoms must be peculiar and characteristics of the patient. Mental symptoms play a very important role in unfolding the true image of the sickness, but in practical experience it is very difficult to obtain from the sick person and also very difficult to understand or interpret them correctly. Repertory which is an index of symptoms can be utilized in a better manner only when the user is aware of how to convert the conditions into symptoms, and the symptoms in to rubrics. Many of the practitioners and students find it very difficult to interpret these symptoms and conditions to refer in the repertory and to arrive at the similimum. And this is an effort to help the practitioners especially the new comers in using the repertory. Many of the rubric are ambiguous and implicit and need a continues study for using these rubrics in bedside. Majority of the rubrics found in the mind as well as in the generalities are neglected by the common practitioners for want of correct understanding and interpretation of the rubrics. Hence the meaning as well as the denotations of the important rubrics of the Synthesis repertory are explained here under. The mental rubrics are difficult to understand by dictionary meanings alone. We should understand the correct means assigned to a particular rubric. Homoeopathic physician even if given mental symptoms by the patient, unable to perceive the case because of his lack of knowledge in this field. He ignores such symptoms unintentionally and the case may be a failure. One of the main problems we encounter in practice is the conversion of the patients’ symptoms in the proper language of the repertory. In order to overcome this problem we shall be able to understand exactly the meaning of each rubrics, sub rubrics with cross references and remedies. The work has been made with the purpose of helping the students and practitioners who my wish to make themselves familiar with the rubrics of the mind. Meanings as well as the explanations of the rubrics mentioned along with appropriate examples for easy comprehension. I make no pretense that this work is either complete or final. I had made an honest attempt to compile explanations and examples given by eminent authors and my beloved teachers together. Despite all www.similima.com Page 1 these there are limitations in the interpretations of rubrics and the void is to be filled by the experience of the practitioner with the knowledge of Materia medica. My aim is to stimulate the students and practitioners to make their own ideas and observations. I welcome any suggestions from any quarter it may be, so that this work can be improved upon. - Dr.K.R.MANSOOR ALI 1.Abandoned Feeling of not having enough attention, help or support by others, deserted left alone without help. This rubric may be worked out for children in orphanages, inmates in asylums and old age homes. Important medicines are : Aur,Psor,Plus & Platina CROSS REFERENCES Mind. Ailments Friendship, deceived Company. Desire Confidence. Want of self Delusion. Affections of friends has lost Del. Alone that she always Del. Alone feels Del.alone cast away Del.alone graveyard Del.alone wilderness Del.alone.world Del.appreciated she is not Del.belongs to her family does not Del.confidence in him his friend have lost all Del.deserted Del.disgraced Del.dispised Del.enemy every one Del.does not belongs to her own Del.forsaken Del.friend affection has lost the Del.friendlessness Del.friend a lost friend, she is about to Del.help calling for Del.husband think he is not her Del.neglected he is Del.persecuted he is Del.reproach he has neglected his duty Del.repudiated relatives by his Del.wife faithless Del.wife will run away from him Del.wrong suffered he has Deserted www.similima.com Page 2 Estranged Forsaken feeling Forsaken Isolation sense of Helplessness feeling of Lamenting Weeping forsaken feeling from Weeping goes off alone & weep as if she has no friends Clinical diagnosis : Usually seen in maniac depressive psychosis 5. Absent minded Inattention of mind Preoccupied to the point of failure to respond to the ordinary demands on the attention without having any thoughts. A person who is not doing anything and still he don’t respond to the ordinary calls although he has no other thoughts in his mind. Eg. A person when asked any question, does not respond at first call .Looks as if thinking something else, but when asked ,he has no other thoughts which remain a fact. Generally he is observed like this at home also. Habitually forgetting the routine. Important subrubrics are – Absent minded – School children Reading while Usually observed in Alzheimer’s disease, depressive illness & schizophrenia. 6. Absorbed An intellectual mental rubric As in Edison, Einstein etc. Being fixed in certain thoughts The mental capacities are working perfectly well, but the mind is fixed in certain thoughts, totally engaged in certain problem, introspective and not reading what is going around him. In Absentmindedness there is no fixation of mind at all, In Absorbed the minded towards one problem. Important medicines are Hell,Mez,Nux.m & Sulphur CROSS REFERENCES Mind. Absent mindedness Abstraction of mind Anxiety future about Brooding Day dreaming Dream as if in a Fancies absorbed in Forgetful Frown disposed to Introspection Meditation www.similima.com Page 3 Plans making many Reflecting Sit meditate wrapped in… Theorizing Thoughts – thoughtful persistent Unobserving Face. Expression vacant 7. Abstraction of mind Inattention of mind A destructive symptom, something in the mind has been lost Here the person is totally out of reality, separated from the rest of the world. This state is going to schizophrenia usually found after the use of psychodelic drugs. Important medicine is Nux.m Important sub rubric. Driving the car when. 8. Absurd Ridiculously unsuitable, unreasonable or foolish 9. Abusive Person is in the habit of employing harsh insulting languages. These words used by him as a routine He may abuse the doctor who treated earlier They usually have the habit of insulting people Abusive may be a nature of a person or it can be a changed state without the involvement of any other faculty. But cursing is due to some provocation by somebody or some provocative Swearing. A lady after a heated exchange with another lady makes an oath to inflict a misfortune to that lady who was in confrontation with her. Also usually found in drug addicts Important sub rubrics. Children-parents, Children insulting parents, Husband insulting wife before children 10. Activity desires Constantly being engaged in action, too busy, preoccupied by only performance, a demand for action. But the net result is fruitless. Also a desire to do something despite physical incapacity. Usually found in Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis 11. Acuteness Acuteness of the mind means high perception, sharpness, keenness, being extra ordinary, highly sensible individuals. He can use his mental faculty without getting tired and who can undertake any mental work without being confused.- shroud personalities. 12.Adaptability loss of Those who find it very difficult to adjust to the situation or surroundings. May occur in paranoid schizophrenia Important medicine is Anaholinum www.similima.com Page 4 13. Admiration A high degree of pleasure in himself or others, a feeling of delighted, a high opinion of. Who like to admire frequently. Occur in narcissist personality disorder. 14. Admonition < Aggravation from even gentle or mild advice or friendly reproach. Here the person feels excited or get angry or has a strong aversion to any advice or word of caution given to him either by an elderly person or a friend. Usually found in paranoid schizophrenia & in behavioral personality disorders. Important medicines are Bell Nux.v - will be easily offended and mortified even by slight admonition Calc - will weep Nit.acid - hate the person for a slight offence Carcinocin - fastidious in everything, cannot accept the facts Platina - is haughty & cannot tolerate to be admonished by any one. 15. Adulterous A person having sexual relationship with a female other than his lawful wife. Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone else. Occur in behavioral disorders & antisocial personality disorders. 16. Affability The quality of being pleasant and at ease in talking to others. He may be extremely gentle and polite to others including those who are his enemies. 17. Affectation Artificial behavior designed to impress others Unnatural behavior, the actors, the great pretenders, they are giving a show. They want to give an impression that they possess something unnatural and which they don't have. Showing feelings that are not natural 18. Affection A tender attachment, emotion 19. Affectionate A person having affection or warm regards beyond normal limits which may become a cause of concern. People with settled goodwill, love & attachment They are warm, friendly, sensitive, nice persons 20.Afraid Filled with fear and apprehension Alarm and agitation caused by the expectation or realization of danger.