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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Main Author: Virginia Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia Fundamental
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
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spelling doaj-85ee381d850848a69bbf32f462f6c3492020-11-24T23:34:51ZengAssociação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia FundamentalRevista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental1984-038181546310.1590/1415-47142005001006S1415-47142005000100054Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathologyVirginia MoreiraBased 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47142005000100054&lng=en&tlng=enPsicopatologíaecologíamundanoMerleau-Ponty
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Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental
Psicopatología
ecología
mundano
Merleau-Ponty
author_facet Virginia Moreira
author_sort Virginia Moreira
title Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
title_short Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
title_full Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
title_fullStr Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
title_full_unstemmed Ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
title_sort ecology in the multiple contours of psychopathology
publisher Associação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia Fundamental
series Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental
issn 1984-0381
description 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.
topic Psicopatología
ecología
mundano
Merleau-Ponty
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47142005000100054&lng=en&tlng=en
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