Why do 'maladies of the soul' such as hysteria, anxiety disorders,
or depression wax and wane over time? Through a study of the
history of psychiatry, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen provocatively argues
that most mental illnesses are not, in fact, diseases but the
product of varying expectations shared and negotiated by therapists
and patients. With a series of fascinating historical vignettes,
stretching from Freud's creation of false memories of sexual abuse
in his early hysterical patients to today's promotion and marketing
of depression by drug companies, Making Minds and Madness offers a
powerful critique of all the theories, such as psychoanalysis and
biomedical psychiatry, that claim to discover facts about the human
psyche while, in reality, producing them. Borch-Jacobsen proposes
such objectivizing approaches should be abandoned in favor of a
constructionist and relativist psychology that recognizes the
artifactual and interactive character of psychic productions
instead of attempting to deny or control it.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(3)
