or can there be insane animals? I dont mean poor creatures who develop behavourial problems from being locked up or mistreated.
2006-09-25 01:20:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
just finished a book about two 'alienists' or 'mad doctoros' as they were called then who treated people for what today is known as bi-polar, sociopaths, schizophrenia, etc. The statement was that madness is what makes us human and sets us apart from animals.
2006-09-25 01:31:05 · update #1
sorry, doctoros should read doctors!
2006-09-25 01:32:40 · update #2
If you are thinking of things like bi-polar, then I guess you mean can animals be born with mental problems. These sorts of problems will have a basis in genetics, or in something that went wrong during development. In this case, yes, any animal could have chemical imbalances in the brain that lead to these sorts of things, but I heard that there is a link between certain sorts of madness and intelligence. Maybe animals simply don't have the intelligence for the madness to take shape. They won't be having crazy ideas or saying unusual things... So perhaps they only get things like mood swings.
2006-09-25 05:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by cheetara_2001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First and foremost, where do you draw the line between madness and lack of madness. if you define madness as the deviation from socially acceptable behavior, then animals do exhibit madness due to being locked up and mistreated.
But any other organic psychoses are highly debatable whether in humans or in animals
madness is not an exclusively human condition
2006-09-25 01:27:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to decide what the particular form of insanity you are talking about. But if you can decided that a human is insane then animals have brains very similar to ours so they can go insane as well. Of course in the wild they would not survive for long so probably would not reach the level of insanity we see in some humans
2006-09-25 01:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The be conscious you're finding for isn't insanity yet lack of information. Humanity as an entire is packed with lack of information. yet my suggestion to you is to assessment to understand people's ideals and perspectives as much as you recognize yours. In doing so which you're respecting your self. P.S. the kind you phrased your question would not sound very superb in the ears of others.
2016-12-15 13:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you not heard of mad cow disease?
In truth though, I once had a pet fish that swam upside down. Took it to the vets to see if it was unwell and the vet told me there was nothing wrong with it, it was just a but mad and must enjoy doing it.
So based on that I can say "yes, we do have mad animals"
2006-09-25 01:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by Big Neil 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Madness just human? Look at puppies eating poop in the pet store cages, waiting to be purchased. Lions, and tigers walking in circles in their cages, pacing back and forth, unendlessly, and bears rocking themselves side to side, while people watch thinking they're funny.
Don't just blame zoos: Look at parrots and birds that self-mutilate in a cage, in a home where they aren't the novelty anymore and nobody tends to them.
All behaviors not seen in nature.
2006-09-25 01:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like you have not heard of "mad cow" desease! Any creature with brain can go mad!
2006-09-25 01:31:37 · answer #7 · answered by fitasfiddle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go look at the animals in a zoo... monkeys, polar bears, etc.
Madness is not limited to one species!!
2006-09-25 01:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by Robbie B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals with Rabies are quite 'mad'.
2006-09-25 01:32:04 · answer #9 · answered by Nosheen Elfqueen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no animals go mad too.
mad cows disease but also just random problems.
they have personalities too!!
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2006-09-25 01:29:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋