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[How should emotional crises be diagnosed?]

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  • 1Klinisches Institut, Heinrich Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf.

Zeitschrift Fur Klinische Psychologie, Psychopathologie Und Psychotherapie
|January 1, 1995
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Psychic crises profoundly impact personal identity, challenging traditional diagnostic systems. Max Weber's theory of act offers a new paradigm for qualitative diagnostic research, integrating diverse research methods.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Context:

  • Psychic crises represent a significant disruption to personal identity, characterized by a loss of relations and orientations.
  • Current diagnostic systems, rooted in logical empiricism, often fail to adequately capture the complexities of personal values affected by psychic crises.
  • Existing criteria and behavior-oriented diagnostic approaches may be insufficient for understanding the subjective experience of identity alteration.

Purpose:

  • To critique the limitations of traditional diagnostic systems in addressing psychic crises and personal identity issues.
  • To explore alternative theoretical frameworks, specifically prototype theory and Max Weber's theory of act, for psychiatric and psychotherapeutic diagnosis.
  • To propose a new research paradigm, qualitative diagnostic research, for understanding psychic crises.

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Summary:

  • Psychic crises involve a global loss of relations and orientations, impacting personal identity and values.
  • Max Weber's theory of act is presented as a superior alternative to traditional diagnostic systems, enabling integration of qualitative and quantitative research, subjectivity, personal identity, and socio-cultural aspects.
  • The development of a qualitative diagnostic research paradigm is proposed for studying psychic crises.

Impact:

  • Offers a more comprehensive approach to understanding and diagnosing psychic crises by integrating subjective and socio-cultural dimensions.
  • Facilitates the integration of qualitative and quantitative empirical research methods in psychiatric and psychotherapeutic diagnostics.
  • Provides a foundation for developing more nuanced and effective interventions for individuals experiencing psychic crises and identity disruption.