2006-09-20 06:18:46 · 23 answers · asked by wave 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I used to call people crazy all the time, you know, "that guy is crazy!" , then, I had psych. clinicals at the state mental hospital. Now, I have a redefined view on the world of what crazy truly means! You have seen nothing until you have visited a state hospital. So, my advice as to the answer to your question: goto the nearest state hospital, and volunteer for a few days, you will see what crazy truly is and how sad it really is how messed up the human brain can become.
2006-09-20 07:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Ca-C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Crazy is not a good term. It is negative. It is broad and insulting. Describe the behavior the person is doing. If someone is being controlling then say that. If someone is being possessive say that.
If someone is psycho it literally means they are psychotic which means they are hearing and seeing things that are not really there.
Just describe what is really happening.
There are people who are mentally ill and they have a specific diagnosis that is not their fault. They may be depressed or hyperactive. They may have anxiety.
Using words that are just mean and non descriptive like crazy are mean and not helpful. If someone says this and you want to know what they mean ask them because people just say this to insult someone. Just ask what did she do?
2006-09-20 13:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by adobeprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what type of "crazy". The DSMTR 4 (its a book shrinks use to diagnose psychological disorders) can help but it reads like a technical manual.
I wouldn't define crazy but say "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!"
2006-09-20 13:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by LunaLou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. You may examine their response to that of an average person. Craziness is in the mind. There are crazy people at all levels in our society. Even the White House. So, in the end, craziness has some sort of references and levels.
2006-09-20 13:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by Gumball 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a better question, how do you define normal. A normal person does so and so so a crazy person acts out side of those parameters. Freud started out studying neurotic people to understand normalcy. Jung started out with normal people to understand "crazy" people. Which do you think would work better?
2006-09-20 16:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by James L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's what psychiatrists are for....
however Insanity, or madness, is a general term for a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder. The concept has been used in a number of ways historically. Today it is most commonly encountered as a generic informal term, or in the more narrow legal context of criminal insanity. In the medical profession, it is nowadays avoided in favor of specific diagnoses of mental illness.
2006-09-20 13:21:14 · answer #6 · answered by tampico 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over, expecting a different result each time. Even rats in a maze figure it out eventually.
2006-09-20 14:12:51 · answer #7 · answered by emma_UK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irrational, destructive behavior over time is a crazy person
I'd say but that does not mean they are a bad person.
2006-09-20 13:30:00 · answer #8 · answered by Kris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what you are meaning here,if someone is depressed they are far from crazy just ill,and need medical help
2006-09-20 13:29:50 · answer #9 · answered by amber_xx66 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who has a mental illness classified in the official diagnostic manual used by psychiatrists, DSM-IV or equivalent.
2006-09-20 13:21:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋