Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
Based on the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, I propose here a phenomenological understanding of psychopathology as mutually constituted along with ecology. I begin by describing the idea of multiple contours or a mundane understanding of psychopathology. I then consider ecology as part of these mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia Fundamental
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| Series: | Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47142005000100054&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | Based on the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, I propose here a phenomenological understanding of psychopathology as mutually constituted along with ecology. I begin by describing the idea of multiple contours or a mundane understanding of psychopathology. I then consider ecology as part of these multiple contours. Finally I discuss how important it is for psychopathology to recognize its close link with ecology, as a way of overcoming the current epidemic of mental pathologies that afflict the contemporary world. |
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| ISSN: | 1984-0381 |