As I was watching CSI on DVD, a case featured a man found dead in a hamper with mashed potatoes in his hand, with 20+ kilos of hotdog in his stomach, and even a piece of paper in his stomach about a buffet offer. The man was found to have Prader-Willi syndrome. His behavior of insatiable hunger gave the clue to find out why he had odd eating behaviors.
Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder of chromosome 15. There are many sites that give explanation and support to those afflicted and to their family. Prader-Willi Syndrome Association is one of these sites. It mentioned things about PWS:
- A disorder of chromosome 15
- Prevalence: 1:12,000- 15,000 (both sexes, all races)
- Major characteristics:
- hypotonia - a condition of low muscle tone
- hypogonadism - a medical term for a defect of the reproductive system that results in lack of function of the gonads (ovaries or testes)
- hyperphagia - excessive eating
- cognitive impairment
- difficult behaviors
- Major medical concern: morbid obesity
Intellectual Honesty
Intellectual honesty is defined as honesty in the acquisition, analysis, and transmission of ideas. Now, is it right to say that those who hunger for the truth are intellectually honest people? It is easy to say that a student who does not cheat is intellectually honest, or those who do not plagiarize are intellectually honest people. But what about today's events where people are involved in the quest for truth. Is there intellectual honesty in them, when some 'generalize from incomplete information', and some 'overlook alternative explanations'?
Sex Addiction
We all view sex differently. That is a known fact. But sometimes it makes me wonder how a sex addict's insatiability dominates his/her person. When we feel the urge to do it with a partner or with somebody, the feeling is truly intense it makes one almost forget his or her being. Now, I wonder about the degree or intensity of a sex addict's drive that makes him/her do something out of the ordinary for sex.
Insatiable could also mean too much of anything as the way I see it
ReplyDeletehi, fr jessie. it can be an indication. but insatiable more likely is equivalent to not having satisfaction or cannot be easily satisfied. :-)
ReplyDeleteInsatiable; in terms of our wants and needs, we can be very insatiable to a point where it is uncontrollable.
ReplyDeletevery right, kyels!
ReplyDeleteA person with a sexual addiction has lost to a certain degree, a rational control over his sex drive. I'm not sure what the treatment for a sex addiction is. Plus, it could be quite hard to treat if the person who has it is in denial.
ReplyDeleteit can probably be cured except that most sex addicts deny that they are sex addicts, panaderos.
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