Confusion
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| - | [[Image:Theatre from Ars Memoriae by Robert Fludd.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Ars Memoriae]]'': The [[Theatre]] ([[1619]]) - [[Robert Fludd]] | + | [[Image:The Sleep of Reason.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters]]'' is a print by [[Francisco Goya]] from the ''[[Caprichos]]'' series]] |
| - | <br> | + | [[Image:Magnum Chaos by Lorenzo Lotto and Giovan Francesco Capoferri.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Magnum Chaos]]'' (c. 1524 ) by [[Lorenzo Lotto]]]] |
| - | “In the [[illusion|illusory]] [[babel]]s of language, an [[artist]] might [[avant-garde|advance]] specifically to get [[lost]], and to [[drugs|intoxicate]] himself in dizzying syntaxes, seeking odd [[intersection]]s of [[meaning]], [[strange]] corridors of history, [[unexpected]] echoes, [[unknown]] humors, or [[void]]s of [[knowledge…]] but this quest is [[risky]], full of bottomless [[fiction]]s and endless architectures and [[counter]]-architectures… at the end, if there is an end, are perhaps only [[meaningless]] reverberations.” --[[Robert Smithson]]]] | + | |
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| - | Severe confusion of a degree considered [[pathological]] usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory (ability to correctly recall previous events or learn new materal). Confusion as such is not synonymous with inability to focus attention, although severe inability to focus attention can cause, or greatly contribute to, confusion. Together, confusion and inability to focus attention (both of which affect ''judgement'') are the twin symptoms of a ''loss'' or ''lack'' of normal brain function (mentation). | + | '''Confusion''' of a [[pathological]] degree, usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity) and often memory (ability to correctly recall previous events or learn new material). Confusion as such is not synonymous with inability to focus attention, although severe inability to focus attention can cause, or greatly contribute to, confusion. |
| - | Confusion may result from a relatively ''sudden'' brain dysfunction (see [[delirium]]). It may also result from chronic organic brain pathologies such as [[dementia]]. In either case, confusion is usually associated with some degree of loss of ability to focus attention, but (as noted) the association is not invariable, especially for lesser degrees of impairment. | + | ==Etymology== |
| + | From ''[[con-]]'' (“with, together”) + ''[[fundō]]'' (“pour”). | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Through confused and undefined things the mind is awakened to new discoveries]] | ||
| + | * [[Cognitive distortion]] | ||
| + | * [[Destabilisation]] | ||
| + | * [[Gaslighting]] | ||
| + | * [[Mind games]] | ||
| + | * [[Subversion]] | ||
| - | Many health problems may cause the syndromes of [[delirium]] or [[dementia]]. These syndromes may also occur together, and both of them usually include the symptom of confusion. Since mental function is extremely sensitive to health, the appearance of either a new confused state, or a new loss of ability to focus attention (delirium), may indicate that a new physical or mental [[illness]] has appeared, or that a chronic physical or mental illness has progressed (become more severe). | ||
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Confusion of a pathological degree, usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity) and often memory (ability to correctly recall previous events or learn new material). Confusion as such is not synonymous with inability to focus attention, although severe inability to focus attention can cause, or greatly contribute to, confusion.
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Etymology
From con- (“with, together”) + fundō (“pour”).
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See also
- Through confused and undefined things the mind is awakened to new discoveries
- Cognitive distortion
- Destabilisation
- Gaslighting
- Mind games
- Subversion
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