Colllege Blog: pardon me while i scream now

[fabricdragon]

you know.. i really, seriously, thought this was a LOGIC class, not an Ethics and modern society/sociology class.
funny
its LISTED as a logic class on my syllabus.....

Comments

[rikibeth]

*offers tea... or booze*

[fabricdragon]

tea, with booze.
or booze with tea
whatever

[isabelladangelo]

So...if the chemicals in your brain/body are all screwed up, then it's a problem with living? So my (very, very mild) anemia isn't an illness, it's just a problem with living....

[fabricdragon]

chemical depression, and SAD are not illnesses either, apparently, nor is ADHD

[karalianne]

Well, Asperger's isn't an illness; it's a developmental disorder. There's something to do with the brain structure, it's not a chemical thing like depression and schizophrenia. Even ADHD, while it's developmental, is a chemical thing.

But other than that, just because psychiatric disorders aren't diagnosed via a medical test, it doesn't mean they aren't/can't be (1) legitimately treated with medication and/or (2) actual illnesses. Sounds like this person (your teacher?) needs to be properly educated about mental health and disability, and given some sensitivity training.

Also, I have no idea how that applies to logic; it sounds more like someone pushing an anti-psychiatry agenda.

[phee]

Gahhhhhh. *brain explodes* People. are. so. dumb.

[whouseknecht]

"defiant oppositional disorder"

In other words, you're arguing with him and refusing to accept that, since he's the teacher, he's the authority and therefore knows better than you.

You should report this cretin to the head of the relevant department/college. Refrain from suggesting that he evidently suffers from megalomania and borderline monomania, no matter how much you're tempted to do so.

[bibliofilen]

Yes, he should be reported.

[bunnyjadwiga]

Definitely. Report this idiot.

[wrenn]

agree, this should be reported.

ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder is the CORRECT term that this person is attempting to use) does not apply at all in this case. You are not a child or a teen, and this person is not your parent. You are not lying, breaking rules, cursing, having angry outbursts, blaming others for your misdeeds, or being vengeful with/to him/her. You are simply disagreeing what you thought was a classroom discussion, about a subject you have experience with.

She/He is wholesale tossing out most of the DSM-IV on the criteria that an easy physical reason (tumor, etc) cannot be pointed out as a basis for an 'illness' so it's not an illness. This is not something that is held by most members of the AMA, and this is not a medical/psychology class, but supposedly one on logic. Her pet theory on mental disorders have no place in it.