Paweł Banaś D.
Rocznik Kognitywistyczny, Tom 4, 2010, s. 33-39
Disease – Objective Disorder of the System or a Theoretical Construct?
In this paper I refer to discussion between objectivism and constructivism in relation to the concept of disease. I am presenting the highly objective position of Boorse, pointing to its weakness that generally affects all objectivist theories, especially a problem with an indication of an objective definition of normal body function. In the end – in line with the position of the constructivists – I am questioning the possibility of disease as an objective disorder of normal body function. In the final section I propose an approach to illness, considering it as a useful heuristic in medical practice, describing essentially repetitive state of the body, which is the result of biological processes.
Paweł Banaś D.
Rocznik Kognitywistyczny, Tom 5, 2011, s. 83-91
https://doi.org/10.4467/20843895RK.12.010.0414
Neurocognitive Models of Crime and their Application in Forensic Psychology Based on Deviant Sexual Preferences Diagnosis
This article applies to applications of cognitive neuroscience in forensic psychology and sexology. Many studies show that anti-social people demonstrate deficits in the central area of ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VMPF) and related to it executive functions (FZ). These people have difficulties with learning, discounting of rewards and use the rules. The somatic markers theory explains this in terms of disorders in the formation of association between stimulus and reward or punishment (function VMPF). Tests involving VMPF should therefore differentiate between control groups and those manifesting anti-social behavior. The theory is confirmed by numerous studies measuring the efficiency of the FZ in the population of sex offenders. Deficits in the FZ are used in the diagnosis of deviant sexual preferences