Moving beyond psychocentric perspectives of suicide: Towards an ecological and social justice understanding

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Moving beyond psychocentric perspectives of suicide: Towards an ecological and social justice understanding

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Suicide is a fundamentally political and deep moral concern within Aotearoa, New Zealand. The act of suicide is best understood as a complex phenomenon occurring within multiple biological, psychological, philosophical, moral, sociocultural, historical, anthropological and economic dimensions. While suicide is a complex phenomenon, the issue of suicide within an Anglocentric context such as Aotearoa is mainly understood from an individualistic, psychocentric conceptualisation that favours bio...

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Masters

Date created

2021

Creator

Foley, Shaun

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14370

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Suicide / Social conditions / Inequalities / Neoliberalism / Complex / Complexity / Systems thinking / Ecological analysis / Community psychology / Psychology / Psychocentrism / Social determinants of health / Social determinants / Sociopolitical / Suicide prevention / Suicidal behavior -- Social aspects / Social justice -- Psychological aspects / Authors -- Suicidal behavior -- Social aspects / Suicide -- Prevention -- Social aspects / Autobiographies -- Criticism and interpretation -- Psychological aspects / Human ecology -- Psychological aspects

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