Mental Disorders: Aucouturier And Demazeux
Definition of The Concept of “Mental Disorder”
Jo Ann M. Cummins
Baker College
Abstract
The Concept of Mental Disorder outlines the history of the term and discusses poorly constructed examples of early terminology. Valérie Aucouturier and Steeves Demazeux raise several provocative questions about authority and diagnosis which need further comparison to the contemporary attitudes toward diagnostic terminology. Aucouturier and Demazeux have done vast amounts of research in the philosophical and history. Their strategy is making strong statements showing many attempts have been tried to come up with the definition of mental disorders.
Aucouturier and Demazeux provide opinions and research regarding the concept analysis of Mental Disorder. They use previous authors’ comments to back up their theories regarding showing how the systems are flawed and that neither history nor philosophy will come to a definitive explanation to the conceptual analysis for mental illness or mental disorders.
The descriptions in their sentences show they do no completely agree with the authors they had researched. Their use of starting with the philosophical research to explain conceptual analysis and the different ways it can be understood and the confusion from the facts, shows they do not agree with this …show more content…
method because of the “understanding of the way language works”. Their argument that there are misuses of the method about naturalistic fallacy (the assumption that because the words 'good ' and, say, 'pleasant ' necessarily describe the same objects, they must attribute the same quality to them) and the false perception of the meaning of ordinary language. Makes one wonder if this method is the correct way or not. The authors’ do not state that the article is specifically for psych or sociology students but it appears it is pointing in that general direction.
Their choices in words was difficult to follow, but for a college student who is majoring in sociology or psychology this article would be a good choice. The use of formal language makes a good impression on people and students in their respected positions. At points there were uses of informal language which would are easier for a person who is not studying in this field. Details given and the examples used by authors they researched and analyzed was in great detail. A psychology student would find their technique quite
informing. Information provided and analysis given by the authors’ does inform psychology and sociology readers that in history there were attempts to apply conceptual analysis to the belief of mental disorder. One example they prove in history analysis is the use of homosexuality as a case study to effective enforce problems in institutional language. After capturing the interest of the readers in their introduction, the authors’ begin using contrast. The numerous contrasts throughout the essay portray mental disorder not having a definitive explanation. The history examples, The Round Table, regarding homosexuality goes into great detail and questions regarding who has the authority to categorize it in a mental disorder, research was in more detail than the philosophical examples, the use of apple normal would be considered as a certain shape or color, but in New York the “Big Apple has another meaning. About half way through the essay, the authors transition from philosophy to history. Both the paragraphs start off with the number of years ago that the concept analysis began. Then leads into the different ways there are useful definitions on the concepts of mental disorder. It is obvious that the authors purposely used techniques in their essay a planned way.
This plan of effect allowed them to a design for the essay that was a benefit in helping them present their ideas. Aucouturier and Demazeux have done vast amounts of research in the philosophical and history. Their strategy is making strong statements showing many attempts have been tried to come up with the definition of mental disorders.
References
Aucouturier, Valérie and Demazeux, Steeves (2011). The Concept of Mental Disorder: Health, Illness and Disease. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis
Jo Ann M. Cummins
Baker College
Abstract
The Concept of Mental Disorder outlines the history of the term and discusses poorly constructed examples of early terminology. Valérie Aucouturier and Steeves Demazeux raise several provocative questions about authority and diagnosis which need further comparison to the contemporary attitudes toward diagnostic terminology. Aucouturier and Demazeux have done vast amounts of research in the philosophical and history. Their strategy is making strong statements showing many attempts have been tried to come up with the definition of mental disorders.
Aucouturier and Demazeux provide opinions and research regarding the concept analysis of Mental Disorder. They use previous authors’ comments to back up their theories regarding showing how the systems are flawed and that neither history nor philosophy will come to a definitive explanation to the conceptual analysis for mental illness or mental disorders.
The descriptions in their sentences show they do no completely agree with the authors they had researched. Their use of starting with the philosophical research to explain conceptual analysis and the different ways it can be understood and the confusion from the facts, shows they do not agree with this …show more content…
method because of the “understanding of the way language works”. Their argument that there are misuses of the method about naturalistic fallacy (the assumption that because the words 'good ' and, say, 'pleasant ' necessarily describe the same objects, they must attribute the same quality to them) and the false perception of the meaning of ordinary language. Makes one wonder if this method is the correct way or not. The authors’ do not state that the article is specifically for psych or sociology students but it appears it is pointing in that general direction.
Their choices in words was difficult to follow, but for a college student who is majoring in sociology or psychology this article would be a good choice. The use of formal language makes a good impression on people and students in their respected positions. At points there were uses of informal language which would are easier for a person who is not studying in this field. Details given and the examples used by authors they researched and analyzed was in great detail. A psychology student would find their technique quite
informing. Information provided and analysis given by the authors’ does inform psychology and sociology readers that in history there were attempts to apply conceptual analysis to the belief of mental disorder. One example they prove in history analysis is the use of homosexuality as a case study to effective enforce problems in institutional language. After capturing the interest of the readers in their introduction, the authors’ begin using contrast. The numerous contrasts throughout the essay portray mental disorder not having a definitive explanation. The history examples, The Round Table, regarding homosexuality goes into great detail and questions regarding who has the authority to categorize it in a mental disorder, research was in more detail than the philosophical examples, the use of apple normal would be considered as a certain shape or color, but in New York the “Big Apple has another meaning. About half way through the essay, the authors transition from philosophy to history. Both the paragraphs start off with the number of years ago that the concept analysis began. Then leads into the different ways there are useful definitions on the concepts of mental disorder. It is obvious that the authors purposely used techniques in their essay a planned way.
This plan of effect allowed them to a design for the essay that was a benefit in helping them present their ideas. Aucouturier and Demazeux have done vast amounts of research in the philosophical and history. Their strategy is making strong statements showing many attempts have been tried to come up with the definition of mental disorders.
References
Aucouturier, Valérie and Demazeux, Steeves (2011). The Concept of Mental Disorder: Health, Illness and Disease. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis