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Match each term below with its description.
-Seizures or coma in a pregnant patient secondary to precursor hypertension and rapid weight gain


Definitions:

Fit of Passion

An emotional state of intense but brief uncontrolled expression of feelings, often resulting in rash actions or statements.

Insane

A term often used historically to describe individuals with mental illness or severe mental health conditions, now considered pejorative and replaced with more specific diagnoses.

American Law Institute

A leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

Emergency Commitment

A legal process through which individuals are institutionalized due to mental health crises that pose a danger to themselves or others, without their consent.

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