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Morning from hell and Conduct Disorder remains the verdict...
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<blockquote data-quote="whatamess" data-source="post: 467582" data-attributes="member: 7664"><p>To say that someone is evil because of a brain disorder is like saying someone with seizures is possessed. This is thinking from the past (at least it should be). We know too much about neurochemistry, brain structural abnormalities, and gene deletions/duplications to attribute these behaviors to something otherworldly. Even though we can get caught up in how this affects us day-to-day and how it makes us feel, we must remember that mental illness should be looked at from a medical standpoint. I too believe that there are people who are lacking activity in the brain region that allows them to take perspectives and/or understand empathy, but I also believe it is possible to teach them what empathy looks like and why it is important to participate in empathic actions. I think the more we look at these disorders as brain-based and less "soul"-based, the better for us (so we don't blame ourselves) and the better for the people we are talking about (so we don't blame them).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whatamess, post: 467582, member: 7664"] To say that someone is evil because of a brain disorder is like saying someone with seizures is possessed. This is thinking from the past (at least it should be). We know too much about neurochemistry, brain structural abnormalities, and gene deletions/duplications to attribute these behaviors to something otherworldly. Even though we can get caught up in how this affects us day-to-day and how it makes us feel, we must remember that mental illness should be looked at from a medical standpoint. I too believe that there are people who are lacking activity in the brain region that allows them to take perspectives and/or understand empathy, but I also believe it is possible to teach them what empathy looks like and why it is important to participate in empathic actions. I think the more we look at these disorders as brain-based and less "soul"-based, the better for us (so we don't blame ourselves) and the better for the people we are talking about (so we don't blame them). [/QUOTE]
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