HPSC1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Superior Parietal Lobule, Woodchipper, Clomipramine

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Lecture 12: normality, disease and disability

Body integrity identity order (xenomelia)

- Healthy individuals perceive one or more of their limbs or organs as alien to the rest of

their body and wish to have it amputated

- Priary otivatio= feelig that beig a aputee is oe’s true ad proper idetity

- 63% of them said they would feel their true self when having a limb amputated

What causes it?

- No one knows but may be dysfunction in the right superior parietal lobule

Treatment

- Psychotherapy (65%)

 None had found decrease in desire

 50% had not told therapist

- Antidepressants: SSRIs (e.g. fluoxetine) or clomipramine (31%)

 None had found decrease in desire

 Few could recall dose

Complete amputation

- 17% had amputated an arm or leg

 6 self-amputated via shotgun, chainsaw, wood chipper or dry ice

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