[Personality and endogeneity in psychopathology].

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Philosophy of Mind
• History of Medicine

Context:

• The concepts of personality and endogenity, though originating from different traditions, have converged in contemporary understandings of mental illness.
• Historically, personality concepts have evolved significantly, while endogenity has roots in degenerationist theories and positivism.

Purpose:

• To reconstruct the genesis of personality and endogenity concepts to understand their convergence.
• To analyze the implications of this convergence for the conceptualization of mental illness.

Summary:

• The study examines the historical development of personality and endogenity, noting their convergence where personality is viewed as biologically conditioned and endogenity as vulnerability.
• This convergence, however, leads to unsatisfactory solutions and contributes to the current nosological crisis in psychiatry.

Impact:

• Highlights the limitations of current conceptualizations in psychiatry, contributing to the nosological crisis.
• Suggests that overcoming these difficulties may require rethinking the fundamental concept of mental illness and developing new categories for understanding it.
• References the work of Tellenbach as a potential avenue for addressing these conceptual challenges.