Posted by mama141 on November 7, 2005, at 21:44:27
In reply to Re: Very debatable » mama141, posted by SLS on November 7, 2005, at 20:21:49
Hummmm --you make some excellent points Scott.
Schizophrenic behavior, appears to me to be a RESULT of the disease,
Whereas suicide, a choice, is not necessarily chosen because of the depression, and therefore not a behavior CAUSED by the "disease". Nor is it necessarily a RESULT of the disease alone -- it remains a choice.
Wow, you are right --- who decides which behaviors are pathological and what are socitial norms?
My own personal belief is that all human behavior involves choice; and therefore fore-thought.
When I drank I chose to drink. While I did not completely choose to be depressed, I believe that my ability to choose how I handled/reacted to that state,(depression) remained intact and therefore my responsibility. MAMA> Hi.
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> > 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
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> Schizophrenic behavior is not the result of a disease? The freedom of choice still remains intact for the victims.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> One question worth debating is whether or not all behavior involves choice.
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> - Scott
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