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More on the I Lesch - Nyhan Disease and cream These last few weeks of class we have been discussing the role of the I ply in terms of sight, dreaming and choice. Many interesting points were raised virtually why the I function exists and what its role is in dateling look and rule choice. My last paper touched on nigh of these ideas when face at obsessive compulsive disorder and the role of the I (5). I would like to return to some of these ideas with the more extreme and complex employment of the self mutilation experienced by sufferers of Lesch - Nyhan disease. In one class opposition discussing sleep, a student jokingly discounted the theory that one sleeps when bored by saying that if people could choose to sleep they wouldnt because it is a waste of eon so therefore sleep must be a infallible function outside the control of the I. This statements gartered me to clarify my own thoughts on the I function. There are many behaviors that are outside the control of the I b ecause they are needful functions such as sleep and alert and heartbeat and digestion. It is true, as one member of class mentioned, that this is good because it does non clutter the brain nor does the I have to waste time regulating these things but I think it is a larger matter than that. As a sociology major I am interested in the mood people behave and interact in society. This class has also allowed me to descry the way that people interact with themselves and their anxious systems as another relegate of social activity. Many of our activities are regulated by society. From birth we interiorize veritable norms and values that tell us how to behave in certain situations. If these are broken we feel guilt or shame which obvious themselves through the nervous system with sweaty palms, increased heartbeat, depression, etc. So in a way our reposes, even on the level of neurons, is effected by our society. The I function plays a very important role in this because it can tel l the self what is and is not appropriate and it can help to regulate behavior. So there is a strong connection amongst the I and the nervous system, but both have to have some autonomy. The nervous system has to be able to carry out necessary functions inspite of the I and the I also needs some autonomy from the nervous system.