I don't believe mental illnesses exist

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-07-2009, 09:43 AM

Mental illness is a social construct created by doctors, and the term can only be used as a metaphor given that an illness must be an objectively demonstrable biological pathology, whereas psychiatric disorders meet none of these criteria. What psychiatrists label mental illness is in fact nothing more than a deviation from the consensus reality or common morality.

Mental illness, madness and even many crimes are created or defined by cultural controls, morals and "real world" views of big science, religion and government, similar to heretics, pagans, and sinners before the industrial revolution.

Beliefs cannot be caused by brain disease, although such artifacts as visual (or hearing) defects can.

PS- I believe everything I read on the internet.

**jfalco** · 04-07-2009, 09:48 AM

so hearing voices in your head is a social consrtuct?

so the guy that pisses himself and screams at bushes in my neighborhood is a social construct?

and everything on the internet is true so you better believe it.

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-07-2009, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by jfalco

so hearing voices in your head is a social consrtuct?

lol, I hear voices all the time...Im sick? Think not.

so the guy that pisses himself and screams at bushes in my neighborhood is a social construct?

Ppsshh, He is drunk.

and everything on the internet is true so you better believe it.

haha you better believe it!

Bizold

**jfalco** · 04-07-2009, 09:56 AM

as long as you do what the voices tell you I don't think you're sick.

**tyward** · 04-07-2009, 09:58 AM

While I would agree that some sociological research is weaker because of the lack of true controls the very large number of "n" used in the more recent studies is beginning to account statistically for much of those weaknesses.
An interesting sidenote, is the weakening of medical research studies because of lawsuits in the field. Nobody wants to be in the control group who dies. LOL

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-07-2009, 09:59 AM

RA · 04-07-2009, 10:06 AM

Not believing in mental illness...thats just crazy.

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-07-2009, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by roidattack

Not believing in mental illness...thats just crazy.

So we can all say H&A has a mental illness.
Because one would have to be sick in the head to think it does not exist.

**jfalco** · 04-07-2009, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by tyward

While I would agree that some sociological research is weaker because of the lack of true controls the very large number of "n" used in the more recent studies is beginning to account statistically for much of those weaknesses.
An interesting sidenote, is the weakening of medical research studies because of lawsuits in the field. Nobody wants to be in the control group who dies. LOL

This is not true. No sample size can make up for a poorly designed experiment. Results can be statistically significant and still proove nothing.

A lot of sociologists don't even know the scientific method, so they are incapable of designing meaningful experiments.

**Matt** · 04-07-2009, 10:17 AM

Mental illness is a french thing...

**jfalco** · 04-07-2009, 10:20 AM

Example of how psycological studies are conducted:

I hypothesize that eating bananas during the summer causes skin to become tan. I get 1 million people to eat bananas all summer and I compare their skin tone at the beginning and the end of the summer. I find that 100% of the subjects have darker skin at the end of the summer than at the beginning. I further find that the effect is most pronounced on their faces and least noticeable near their genitals. I conclude that bananas make people tan and for some reason bananas affect facial tanning more than genital tanning. There is an enormous sample size with a standard deviation of 0!!! That is a result that has statistical certainty. It is irrefutable.

RA · 04-07-2009, 10:22 AM

lol we we!

Originally Posted by MAD MATT

Mental illness is a french thing...

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-07-2009, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by MAD MATT

Mental illness is a french thing...

Weird. I heard it was more of a british thing...

**Matt** · 04-07-2009, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

Weird. I heard it was more of an American thing...

You could be right bro

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-07-2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by MAD MATT

You could be right bro

hahahahaha

here we go again....

**jfalco** · 04-07-2009, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by roidattack

lol we we!

I bet the french can spell yes

**Flagg** · 04-07-2009, 10:37 AM

Hamish is mental.

RA · 04-07-2009, 11:07 AM

They can also make fries and run from battle like nobodys business.

Originally Posted by jfalco

I bet the french can spell yes

**sigman roid** · 04-07-2009, 11:16 AM

I've got toretts so go fvck yourself .lol.

RA · 04-07-2009, 11:19 AM

Ive got a mild case ass munching cum guzzler.

Originally Posted by sigman roid

I've got toretts so go fvck yourself .lol.

**jfalco** · 04-07-2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by roidattack

They can also make fries and run from battle like nobodys business.

oui oui

**tyward** · 04-07-2009, 04:18 PM

jfalco, you give a very interesting example of a weakly designed research study. Are you saying that you've never read any research in the field of sociology that is better designed than that? Perhaps further study is indicated. Yes, I have come across poorly designed research in every field, but that is what the replication process is for. Surely, your not discounting all research in that area based on the example given?