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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798503603321

Autore

Walker Michael T.

Titolo

The social construction of mental illness and its implications for neuroplasticity / / Michael T. Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2484-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

305.9/084

Soggetti

Mental illness - Public opinion

Mental illness - Social aspects

Neuroplasticity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: The Scientific Prelude; Chapter One: The Structure of Social Scientific Revolutions; Chapter Two: Neuroplasticity; Chapter Three: The Pragmatists; Chapter Four: The Postmodernists; II: The Linguistic Paradigm; Chapter Five: The Social Construction of Reality; Chapter Six: Vocabularies, Institutionalization, and Power; Chapter Seven: The DSM Criticized by Its Makers (Applies Equally to ICD); Chapter Eight: Why This Is the Wrong Metaphor to Begin With; III: A Fundamental Egalitarianism; Chapter Nine: The Creation of the Patient

Chapter Ten: Unleash This Creativity onto the WorldChapter Eleven: A Postmodern Narrative-the Subjectivity of Compassion; IV: The Art Form; Chapter Twelve: The New Psychology Is an Art Form; Chapter Thirteen: If Language Is So Powerful, Then What We Want Is a Powerful Language; Chapter Fourteen: Postmodern Guerilla Tactics in Modernist Institutions; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Social Construction of Mental Illness and Its Implications for Neuroplasticity examines how the current concept of mental illness in society informs the dialogic skills and perspectives of psychotherapists.