would canabalism be classified as pica?

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would canabalism be classified as pica?

2007-06-06 14:22:01 · 2 answers · asked by ‡ Edgar ‡ 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology

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No, it's classified as "Sarcophagy" unless it's self-cannibalism (i.e. eating fingernails, inside of the cheeks, etc) at which point it's considered "Auto-Sarcophagy"

2007-06-06 14:29:40 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. Pica is simply eating non-food items.

Cannibalism is socially stigmatized and medically unsound.

I think forcing herbivorous animals like cattle to eat animal protein is a form of cannibalism, too.

2007-06-06 21:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋