"I couldn't stop laughing from the moment I picked this book up until the moment I put it back down. Someday I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx
Posted on 01/05/2016 5:57:59 PM PST by TigerClaws
Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest addition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual identifies a new mental illness called “oppositional defiant disorder†or ODD. Defined as an “ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior,†symptoms include questioning authority, negativity, defiance, argumentativeness, and being easily annoyed.
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No, its called POANGTIA syndrome...pissed off American not gonna take it anymore syndrome.
"I couldn't stop laughing from the moment I picked this book up until the moment I put it back down. Someday I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx
Ironically, though, it is usually lefty types that love calling themselves “nonconformists” and “free thinkers”, just because they oppose the ideals of traditional society.
I was just reading an outstanding book today - Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness which was published in Oct 2015 and it distinctly said that they were up to DSM 5 and had dropped the Roman numerals. This must be an old article.
Yep. Fagotry, pedophilia, beastiality and every other form of deviancy, including Islam, are normal.
But Bible clingers and gun owners are nuts. /s
*Sigh*
but gender dysmorphia (gender confusion), homosexuality, etc are definitely NOT, and have been scrubbed from the DSM-IV... SMH
we are through the looking glass
so... a republican gets elected and the average democrat can be defined as ‘mentally ill’ ... and as such, they would not be allowed to have any abortions, as they are not in ‘the right frame of mind’
oh, i realize the point is to classify all republicans and conservatives as ‘mentally ill’, thereby restricting their ability to exercise their 2nd amendment rights... but the show can be worn on the other foot, occasionally
Naw, we have gone way past that point.
Again, *sigh*.
Progressivism at work.
I have a niece who was diagnosed with ODD and made her parents’ lives a living hell. My hubby and I just thought she was a spoiled brat who needed discipline.
You are correct...My brother received the DSM 5 for Christmas.
The practitioner is familiar with the "average teenager" (may have his or her own) and with what constitutes behavior in the frequency or intensity to merit the diagnosis. Symptoms similar to those of many clinical disorders are common in non mentally ill people but not to that degree.
Uh oh, guess i’m in trouble. I have a severe case of this “illness” and it gets worse every year.
ODD - describes 98% of teenagers too.
Brought to you by those who refused to conform to a decent and moralistic society and have finally managed to taint it so bad that conformity to them is conformity to the Evil One....
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