Posted by SLS on November 7, 2005, at 20:21:49
In reply to Re: Very educational, posted by mama141 on November 7, 2005, at 19:06:56
Hi.
> I guess what everyone chooses to drink/drug over varies -- but the fact remains, they CHOOSE, and that to me, seems to be the key between a behaviour and a disease. MAMA
Schizophrenic behavior is not the result of a disease? The freedom of choice still remains intact for the victims.
Suicide is often the behavior chosen by people who have major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder. The freedom of choice still remained intact for the victims.
When it comes to pathological behaviors, the job of deciding for society which are diseases and which are not is not an easy one. I think it often depends on the purpose of the designation rather than the pathology itself.
One question worth debating is whether or not all behavior involves choice.
- Scott
poster:SLS
thread:575263
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/subs/20051106/msgs/576535.html