Psychosurgical Treatment In Frankenstein
Some people view shock therapy equivalent to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Reasonably, certain psychosurgical treatments use methods that seem unconventional. However, many cures are often found from new ways of thinking. Thus, methods that are often stigmatized deserve a fighting chance. When the ethicality of psychosurgical treatments are questioned, it should be based on the effectiveness of the treatment on the patient. Even though, effectiveness is an important factor, the truth lies on getting better. If a treatment is not effective, but has quality standards it would be useless. Psychosurgical treatments such as lobotomy and ECT should be used in order to cure a patient with an extreme disability. The ethicality of any treatment depends
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Despite, psychosurgery intent on helping individuals with extreme cases of disability. Many physicians have undervalued their hippocratic oath, and took lobotomy and Ect to an extreme level. In “ A brief history of the Lobotomy” Boree shows the sadistic attitude of Walter Freeman. Freeman is a renown lobotomy physician, who “recommended the procedure from everything from psychosis to neurosis and criminality”, and showed his overzealous attitude “curing” patients (Source E). He did not recommend the procedure when dire action is needed. However, he would use his gold ice plated pick, even make his assistants “ time him to see if he could break lobotomy speed records” (Source E). Freeman enjoyed performing lobotomies not in actual regard to helping patients. However, he treated the deadly procedure like sport. Freeman could be despicably compared to Josef Mengele, Nazi physician. Both men achieved satisfaction from the deadly procedures they administered. How does these physicians relate to ethicality ? The ethicality of the lobotomies performed by Freeman is simply unjust. Thus, many of his procedures are completely unethical. It seem that the procedures ethicality is not merely dependent on how it’s done. However, Freeman’s intent was not to provide the utmost care for his patients,. He was engrossed with the feeling of driving an ice pick through a patient's face. Another example is monetary gain
Despite, psychosurgery intent on helping individuals with extreme cases of disability. Many physicians have undervalued their hippocratic oath, and took lobotomy and Ect to an extreme level. In “ A brief history of the Lobotomy” Boree shows the sadistic attitude of Walter Freeman. Freeman is a renown lobotomy physician, who “recommended the procedure from everything from psychosis to neurosis and criminality”, and showed his overzealous attitude “curing” patients (Source E). He did not recommend the procedure when dire action is needed. However, he would use his gold ice plated pick, even make his assistants “ time him to see if he could break lobotomy speed records” (Source E). Freeman enjoyed performing lobotomies not in actual regard to helping patients. However, he treated the deadly procedure like sport. Freeman could be despicably compared to Josef Mengele, Nazi physician. Both men achieved satisfaction from the deadly procedures they administered. How does these physicians relate to ethicality ? The ethicality of the lobotomies performed by Freeman is simply unjust. Thus, many of his procedures are completely unethical. It seem that the procedures ethicality is not merely dependent on how it’s done. However, Freeman’s intent was not to provide the utmost care for his patients,. He was engrossed with the feeling of driving an ice pick through a patient's face. Another example is monetary gain