Posted by boB on April 8, 2000, at 22:09:00
In reply to Re: BIOLOGY or PSYCHOLOGY ?, posted by Scott L. Schofield on April 8, 2000, at 19:46:40
(reference to list in previous post)
> These are not symptoms. They are clinical diagnoses. I don't believe I listed or referred to a single symptom of anything in my previous post.DSM-IV diagnoses are a nomenclature for groups of symptoms.
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> Of the diagnoses I have listed, are there any for which you believe that biology is the causative agent?
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> Of the diagnoses I have listed, are there any for which you believe that biology is the agent for its perpetuation?
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> Of the diagnoses I have listed, are there any for which you are sure that biology is neither the causative agent nor the agent for its perpetuation?
>Of the diagnoses you have listed, the observation of the clinical practioner is the causative agent. The practitioner's preference for a common nomenclature, in this case DSM-IV, causes the practitioner to form an opinion based upon the practitioner's observation of symptoms. The practitioner's opinion is known as a diagnosis.
The diagnostic methods inferred by DSM-IV's inventory of diagnoses include subjective and projective tests, but not as often chemical tests or biologal measurements. The nomenclature of DSM-IV was derived from the review of collected data, which included data derived by subjective tests, objective tests and neurobiological research.
Biology is the study of biological relationships and conditions. All human action, even religion, is caused and perpetuated by biological relationships because every living thing is classified as a biological organism. Biological conditions are clearly involved in the causation and perpetuation of all of the classifications of symptoms to which you refer.
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