What is Mental Disorder? Developing an Embodied, Embedded, and Enactive Psychopathology

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What is Mental Disorder? Developing an Embodied, Embedded, and Enactive Psychopathology

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Victoria University of Wellington

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What we take mental disorder to be has implications for how researchers classify, explain, and treat mental disorders. It also shapes how the public treat those who are experiencing mental disorder. This is the often-underemphasized task of conceptualization, which sits at the foundation of psychopathology research. In this thesis I consider the nature of mental disorder through the lens of a growing perspective known as embodied enactivism. Embodied enactivism is a philosophical position on ...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2021

Creator

Kristopher Nielsen

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/What_is_Mental_Disorder_Developing_an_Embodied_Embedded_and_...

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History and philosophy of medicine / History and philosophy of specific fields not elsewhere classified / Psychological methodology, design and analysis / Other psychology not elsewhere classified / Psychopathology / Mental Disorder / Embodiment / Enactivism / Conceptual Analysis / RAP / School: School of Psychology / Psychology not elsewhere classified / Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis / History and Philosophy of Medicine / History and Philosophy of Specific Fields not elsewhere classified / Mental Health Services / Mental Health / Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences / Degree Discipline: Psychology / Degree Discipline: Philosophy / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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