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Revision 8 . . (edit) September 16, 2001 1:23 am by Koyaanis Qatsi [typo]
Revision 7 . . September 16, 2001 1:22 am by Larry Sanger
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These terms have simply become a terms of abuse, in the mouths of non-psychiatrists.

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Idiocy is the severest form of mental deficiency, where the mental age is 2 years or less, and the person cannot guard himself against common physical dangers. This term is gradually being replaced by the term [severe subnormality]?. An idiot is a person affected by idiocy.
These terms have simply become terms of abuse, in the mouths of non-psychiatrists.

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