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If you have a hard time understanding what type of rigor thinking guided this; one on-the-fly "theory" from Freeman is offered by the wiki article on lobotomy[0
by dav_Oz 3y ago
If you have a hard time understanding what type of rigor thinking guided this; one on-the-fly "theory" from Freeman is offered by the wiki article on lobotomy[0]:
Walter Freeman coined the term "surgically induced childhood" and used it constantly to refer to the results of lobotomy. The operation left people with an "infantile personality"; a period of maturation would then, according to Freeman, lead to recovery. In an unpublished memoir, he described how the "personality of the patient was changed in some way in the hope of rendering him more amenable to the social pressures under which he is supposed to exist." He described one 29-year-old woman as being, following lobotomy, a "smiling, lazy and satisfactory patient with the personality of an oyster" who could not remember Freeman's name and endlessly poured coffee from an empty pot. When her parents had difficulty dealing with her behaviour, Freeman advised a system of rewards (ice cream) and punishment (smacks).
[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy
- mynameishere 3y agoI like how lobotomies ended, not because the professionals decided to quit being barbaric, but because Thorazine got you the same results on a subscription basis.
- BossingAround 3y agoI'd take subscription to irreversible damage any day of the week, to be honest. At least you can stop taking Thorazine and return to your self.
- funnym0nk3y 3y agoThat's not entirely clear. Psychopharmacology changes the brain long term.
- galangalalgol 3y agoYeah, apparently stimulants for adhd also make some permanent changes to personality, generally in the direction desired by those choosing to take them. The question brought up is if now as then, the pressures of society bias that choice to coerce confirmity.
- unyttigfjelltol 3y agoA solid datapoint suggesting distrust of things medical. By no means the only one. Inane practices come in arrogant packages.
- brewtide 3y agoI have zero doubt we will look back at the current medication pushing for "results" in the future, as we do at the physical implementations of the past. AFAIK, we are pretty unsure how many medications actually work in the mental health field instead only seeing if they return 'results' similar to what we are originally aiming for.
- logbiscuitswave 3y agoA surprising amount of medication sheets say things like, “the mechanism of action for this drug is not understood”.