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"Dopiero po amputacji będę kompletny” – Body Integrity Identity Disorder jako interdyscyplinarne wyzwanie – zarys problematyki

Publication date: 29.06.2012

Yearbook of Cognitive Science, 2011, Volume 5, pp. 25 - 31

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843895RK.12.003.0407

Authors

Michał Dudek
Department of Sociology of Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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"Dopiero po amputacji będę kompletny” – Body Integrity Identity Disorder jako interdyscyplinarne wyzwanie – zarys problematyki

Abstract

„Only after the Amputation, I Will Be Complete” – Body Integrity Identity Disorder as Interdisciplinary Challenge. Outline of the Problem
This article draws attention to the ailment known as Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID). People aff ected by it are convinced that a particular limb does not correspond to their subjective body image. This discrepancy causing large discomfort is oft en eliminated through amputations. After selecting predominantly exchanged reasons for amputation of healthy limbs “on demand”, the specificity of the BIID is presented with particular emphasis on current research  in broadly understood neuroscience. Research suggests congenital dysfunction of the right superior parietal lobule. Th e last part of the article lists the examples of the legal, ethical and social problems that may be associated with BIID, while stressing the role of neuroscience in attempts to solve these dilemmas.

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Information: Yearbook of Cognitive Science, 2011, Volume 5, pp. 25 - 31

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

"Dopiero po amputacji będę kompletny” – Body Integrity Identity Disorder jako interdyscyplinarne wyzwanie – zarys problematyki

English:

"Dopiero po amputacji będę kompletny” – Body Integrity Identity Disorder jako interdyscyplinarne wyzwanie – zarys problematyki

Authors

Department of Sociology of Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

Published at: 29.06.2012

Article status: Open

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Michał Dudek (Author) - 100%

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Polish