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Sanity
    #14292212 - 04/14/11 07:54 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

What is it, and how can you determine whether or not you possess it?


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Re: Sanity [Re: morrowasted]
    #14292251 - 04/14/11 08:01 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

As far as I know, there is no medical definition of sanity or insanity.  There is a legal definition of insanity, which, if I recall correctly, stipulates that a defendant does not understand the consequences of their actions and/or has no control over their actions.

Psychiatric medicine does, of course, recognize several forms of mental illness, but this can range from simple phobias to full-blown psychoses.  The mental illness people are most likely to think of when they think of insanity is schizophrenia.  But even many schizophrenics can be perfectly rational most of the time, but have occasional bouts of hallucinations and demented behavior.  Of course, one needn't be schizophrenic to fall into what is medically recognized as a delusion, which can be triggered by a defense mechanism.  A great movie to illustrate something like this is Shutter Island.


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Re: Sanity [Re: morrowasted]
    #14294461 - 04/15/11 08:00 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

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Sanity: What is it, and how can you determine whether or not you possess it?




What is it? an idea

How can one determine weather one posses it? by asking yourself if you think you possess it (am i sane?) (did I really just point that out?) (did I really just point THAT out?) (did I really just point out that I am pointing out?) (did I really just point out that I am pointing out that I just pointed out the fact I am pointing it out?)

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