[lit-ideas] Re: Deep Poverty at Record Levels, Where's That?

  • From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:28:37 -0800 (PST)

--- Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This is 
> another element of psychosis.  "Personality
> disorders are seen by the 
>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Psychiatric_Association>American
> 
> Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of
> inner experience 
> and behavior that deviates markedly from the
> expectations of the 
> culture of the individual who exhibits it. These
> patterns are 
> inflexible and pervasive across many situations. The
> onset of the 
> pattern can be traced back at least to the beginning
> of adulthood. To 
> be diagnosed as a personality disorder, a behavioral
> pattern must 
> cause significant distress or impairment in
> personal, social, and/or 
> occupational situations."

*Like Jesus or Socrates, for example ?

If this is really the definition of the American
Psychiatric Association, it's probably time for some
people there to be comfortably retired.

O.K.


 
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