Introduction to Psychopathology Flashcards
(25 cards)
What does the term ‘Logos’ refer to in psychopathology?
Disclosure/language
Logos is associated with the articulation of thoughts and experiences.
What is the focus of psychopathology?
The search for a common language to make phenomena understandable.
How are psychopathological phenomena perceived by the subject?
They are ‘overvalued’ and occupy an enormous space in the mind of the bearer.
What is symptomatology?
The study of isolated symptoms and their clinical meaning.
True or False: Symptomatology is diagnostic or etiological.
False.
What does a symptom represent in psychopathology?
An epiphenomenon of an underlying dysfunction that points to a diagnosis.
What is the main aim of nosography?
To describe diseases for the purpose of diagnosis.
How does psychopathology differ from nosology?
Psychopathology focuses on the experiences and behaviors, while nosology categorizes diseases.
What is the descriptive method in psychopathology?
It describes mental states as experienced by patients.
What is the emphasis of the clinical method in psychopathology?
Identification of symptoms meaningful to nosographic distinctions.
What does the structural method in psychopathology focus on?
Internal dependencies and the autonomy of meaning.
What is the principle of incomprehensibility in psychopathology?
An acceptance of not fully understanding another’s existence.
What does ‘the unseen encompassing’ refer to in psychopathology?
The reliance on unknown phenomena in psychiatric treatment.
What is the significance of truth as transcendence in psychopathology?
Truth arises from an absolute exteriority presenting itself in a movement.
What are the six reasons to practice psychopathology?
- Creating a common language
- Centring the subject in subjectivity
- Promotes diagnostic rigor
- Promotes understanding
- Care
- Missing links
What does the term ‘epoche’ refer to in contemporary psychiatry?
A method to recapture subjectivity.
How does phenomenology enhance empathy and understanding in psychiatry?
By engaging deeply with the patient’s experience.
What does non-interpretative empathetic understanding involve?
Understanding phenomena free from external interpretations.
What is the aim of experience-focused dialogic-attuned reformulation?
To accompany the other in their sense of insight.
Define ‘alteregology’ in the context of empathy.
An instinctive experience of being in the other’s shoes.
What is heterology in empathic experience?
An understanding that acknowledges limitations without seeing them as problems.
What does the present psychopathological examination aim to do?
Select, depict, and analyze content for diagnosis.
What is a key limitation of the language of science in psychiatry?
It can become monofunctional and rigid.
What is the ecological view of the brain?
The mind is an activity of the living being integrating the brain with everyday functions.
