Psychosis and Identity: alternation or loss?
No Thumbnail Available
Authors
Gergel, Tania
Iacoponi, Eduardo
Check for full-text access
Issue Date
2017
Type
Article
Language
Keywords
Alternative Title
Abstract
The onset of psychotic disorders often brings major changes to an individual, which, for some, are never fully reversed and remain a dominant force. Despite such changes, the individual still experiences themselves as a continuous person and must find some way to assimilate these shifts into their self-concept. From a philosophical perspective, the various models of continuing identity all depend upon some notion of fundamental stability, which seems a poor fit for the trajectory associated with psychotic disorders. This article will explore, in more depth, how the transitions that accompany psychotic disorders present a challenge to conventional and philosophical notions of selfhood. If we are not simply to judge psychotic disorders as bringing about a loss of selfhood, we will need an alternative model of identity to use in this context.
Description
Citation
Publisher
License
Journal
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Volume
23
Issue
5