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The myth of mental illness : foundations of a theory of personal conduct, / by Thomas S. Szasz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Harper & Row, [1974]Edition: Revised editionDescription: xvi, 297 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0060911514
  • 9780060911515
  • 0060141964
  • 9780060141967
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Myth of mental illness: foundations of a theory of personal conduct.; Online version:: Myth of mental illness: foundations of a theory of personal conduct.; No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.8907 21
LOC classification:
  • RC437.5 .S9 1974
Contents:
Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction -- Part 1. The Myth of Mental Illness -- I. Growth and Structure of the Myth -- 1. Charcot and the Problem of Hysteria -- 2. Illness and Counterfeit Illness -- 3. The Social Context of Medical Practice -- II. Hysteria: An Example of the Myth -- 4. Breuer and Freud's Studies on Hysteria -- 5. Hysteria and Psychosomatic Medicine -- 6. Contemporary Views of Hysteria and Mental Illness -- Part 2. Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct -- III. Semiotical Analysis of Behavior -- 7. Language and Protolanguage -- 8. Hysteria as Communication -- IV. Rule-Following Analysis of Behavior -- 9. The Rule-Following Model of Human Behavior -- 10. The Ethics of Helplessness and Helpfulness -- 11. Theology, Witchcraft, and Hysteria -- V. Game-Model Analysis of Behavior -- 12. The Game-Playing Model of Human Behavior -- 13. Hysteria as a Game -- 14. Impersonation and Illness -- 15. The Ethics of Psychiatry -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Summary -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: The author believes that what is nowadays accepted as mental illness is whatever psychiatrists say it is - and that psychiatry has, with increasing zeal, defined more and more kinds of behavior as mental illness. What is termed mental illness is in fact behavior disapproved of by the speaker.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction -- Part 1. The Myth of Mental Illness -- I. Growth and Structure of the Myth -- 1. Charcot and the Problem of Hysteria -- 2. Illness and Counterfeit Illness -- 3. The Social Context of Medical Practice -- II. Hysteria: An Example of the Myth -- 4. Breuer and Freud's Studies on Hysteria -- 5. Hysteria and Psychosomatic Medicine -- 6. Contemporary Views of Hysteria and Mental Illness -- Part 2. Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct -- III. Semiotical Analysis of Behavior -- 7. Language and Protolanguage -- 8. Hysteria as Communication -- IV. Rule-Following Analysis of Behavior -- 9. The Rule-Following Model of Human Behavior -- 10. The Ethics of Helplessness and Helpfulness -- 11. Theology, Witchcraft, and Hysteria -- V. Game-Model Analysis of Behavior -- 12. The Game-Playing Model of Human Behavior -- 13. Hysteria as a Game -- 14. Impersonation and Illness -- 15. The Ethics of Psychiatry -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Summary -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.

The author believes that what is nowadays accepted as mental illness is whatever psychiatrists say it is - and that psychiatry has, with increasing zeal, defined more and more kinds of behavior as mental illness. What is termed mental illness is in fact behavior disapproved of by the speaker.

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