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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-292)

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The myth of mental illness:

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904183

Responsibility statement

by Thomas S. Szasz

Sub title

foundations of a theory of personal conduct,

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

Table Of Contents

The Myth of Mental Illness -- Growth and Structure of the Myth -- Charcot and the Problem of Hysteria -- Illness and Counterfeit Illness -- The Social Context of Medical Practice -- Hysteria: An Example of the Myth -- Breuer and Freud's Studies on Hysteria -- Hysteria and Psychosomatic Medicine -- Contemporary Views of Hysteria and Mental Illness -- Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct -- Semiotical Analysis of Behavior -- Language and Protolanguage -- Hysteria as Communication -- Rule-Following Analysis of Behavior -- The Rule-Following Model of Human Behavior -- The Ethics of Helplessness and Helpfulness -- Theology, Witchcraft, and Hysteria -- Game-Model Analysis of Behavior -- The Game-Playing Model of Human Behavior -- Hysteria as a Game -- Impersonation and Illness -- The Ethics of Psychiatry

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