What is the definition of insanity? In diagnosing a mental illness, what do you look for? How would you know if someone is actually insane as apposed to being sane and just making things up?
Also, is there any sort of brain activiy that would denote insanity? Does the brain act differently in a sane mind from an insnane mind?
2006-08-12 13:51:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Anything which by preset social standards are violated, cannibals for example are insane, but not to them ..to them crack open a human brain have a feed and move on ...fine ...
I am not sure if anyone is 100% sane ....Hmm are you ?(not you personaly) it is part of the human condition ....is it not like lieing cheating, stealing etc are these things not a form of madness ?
2006-08-12 14:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by The One 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a "psyhchologist", however a good working definition of insanity is when a person cannot distinguish between delusional thinking that others agree is reality, and delusional thinking the person believes is reality.
Modern diagnosis of a "mental " illness is done by adding up the behavioral tics of a person and finding these in the big book, and in this book is a name, and that name is what the person is, or has.
Delusional activity is ofen seen as the acftions of a sane person to the person doing them, and this would not be "making things up". You see, it is not ones brain that is the problem, it is ones MIND that is the problem.
2006-08-12 14:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by docjp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a insane person doesnt know right from wrong, here is a test tell him to stick a knife in his eye, if he doesnt do as told hes not insane,if he does do it hes f------ insane, hope this helps. i need the points so dont act crazy !
2006-08-12 14:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by hunglow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just asnwered your question and you removed it I am not going to answer it again..
2006-08-12 13:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋