Posted by pullmarine on October 31, 2000, at 23:15:01
In reply to Re: Hypothesis based on cancer research., posted by Ted on October 29, 2000, at 19:18:09
If any of you are familiar with the Milgram study (Obediance to Authority), perhaps you remember that (contrary to milgram's expectations), the subjects in the experiment who refused to obbey orders to electrocute an innocent person were the ones who felt guilt and shame, whereas the ones who obbeyed to the end rationalized their behavior and felt neither guilt nor shame.
I venture to ask: How many of those who chose to disobbey were likely to suffer from depression? Were there significant differences in coping skills and life skills? Were they less or equally likely to fall victim to what is called 'mental illness' (this is a word I normally avoid).
Opinions?
JOHN
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