Mental Disorders

[nexion]

I don't know how often you get these types of threads. I can't find a search button anywhere.

I know that INTPs are not known for their sociability and conventional ways of thinking, but I mean, come on, haven't you ever just wondered?

EDIT: Alright, I guess it's not a very popular subject... sixteen views, no posts.

 

[Kokoro]

About the search button... How can you not see it? It is right in the middle of the navigation bar. I looks like you are using firefox, so if you are really having a hard time seeing it, then press Ctrl+F, type in "search" and it should be highlighted for you.

Sure, I've wondered. As for you edited out(caught ya ) question of doing anything about it: Trying anything such as self-diagnosis was short lived because I figured that wouldn't make sense. By nonsense I mean: If one has a disorder, can one determine that on their own? It would seem that it is not a disorder if it can be recognized and fixed by oneself.

EDIT: Give it some time... Patience and all that. I figure that you will always have a higher ratio of views to replies, especially around here.

 

[anemian]

I'm sure lots of people of anytype would end up being "declared" boarderline: depressive, autistic, ADD, or sociopathic if they visited enough psychologists(all those borderline if my punctuation isn't clear or just wrong).

 

[nexion]

About the search button... How can you not see it? It is right in the middle of the navigation bar. I looks like you are using firefox, so if you are really having a hard time seeing it, then press Ctrl+F, type in "search" and it should be highlighted for you.

Sure, I've wondered. As for you edited out(caught ya ) question of doing anything about it: Trying anything such as self-diagnosis was short lived because I figured that wouldn't make sense. By nonsense I mean: If one has a disorder, can one determine that on their own? It would seem that it is not a disorder if it can be recognized and fixed by oneself.

EDIT: Give it some time... Patience and all that. I figure that you will always have a higher ratio of views to replies, especially around here.

Meh. I see what you're saying. I see the search button now.

As for the edit: I edited it in such a way that I felt put carried more emphasis than my previous wording. I'm not sure I agree with you though. Only one example is depression. There wouldn't be so many widely popular self-help books if people thought there had no problems. So, I think it is perfectly possible for one to identify, even though that identification may be correct. But I suppose it gets down to not only the problem of you identifying a problem yourself, but how do psychologists identify problems?

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No, seriously, how do they? I have no idea.

 

[Kokoro]

I see what you are saying. I was thinking more along the lines of extreme distortions of reality, such as schizophrenia. Also, the question of defining 'disorder' and who's definition of 'disorder' comes up in my mind.

No, seriously, how do they? I have no idea.

I'm no psychologist, however, I would guess that it is a matter of some type of pattern recognition.

 

[snafupants]

true that homeboy, psychologists dont get paid for saying you are a-okay-know-be-on-your-way!

 

[nexion]

I'm no psychologist, however, I would guess that it is a matter of some type of pattern recognition.

Heh. In truth, this type of thing is probably what I agree with most about psychology. It seems as though psychology has a general, broad definition of what should be "normal," and then everything else is a disorder. I reject the idea of a norm. I accept that some people may be different, even extremely different from the "norm." But that doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong with them, only that they are different.

The only objective way to go about this, is to judge by chemical balances in the brain. A disorder, in order to be a disorder, must have a physical cause. There is nothing in the mind that would make someone inherently have a disorder that can also not be observed physiologically. Although, even measuring chemical balances can be subjective, as who decides the "normal" balance of chemicals? Or maybe many of these things are simply embedded in the DNA. I honestly don't see how anyone could think that genetic code could be considered a problem because it's different or inferior to anybody else. That is just how one was made. I may believe I am more intelligent than some (that is probably quite a probability, actually), and just because I view intelligence as more important than anything else, I don't believe I am truly "better" than anyone else.