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Walker Michael T. |
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The social construction of mental illness and its implications for neuroplasticity / / Michael T. Walker |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mental illness - Public opinion |
Mental illness - Social aspects |
Neuroplasticity |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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