The social construction of mental illness and its implications for neuroplasticity / / Michael T. Walker
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| Autore: |
Walker Michael T.
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| Titolo: |
The social construction of mental illness and its implications for neuroplasticity / / Michael T. Walker
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.9/084 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mental illness - Public opinion |
| Mental illness - Social aspects | |
| Neuroplasticity | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The social construction of mental illness and its implications for neuroplasticity |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-2484-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821252203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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