Description: Rationality and Compulsion : Applying Action Theory to Psychiatry, Paperback by Nordenfelt, Lennart, ISBN 0199214859, ISBN-13 9780199214853, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Rationality and Compulsion presents a unique examination of mental illness - derived from philosophical action theory. Delusion is common to many mental disorders, resulting in actions that, though perhaps rational to the individual, might seem entirely inappropriate or harmful to others. So what is it that causes these actions, and why do they continue? The theory expounded in this book shows how the key to this problem might be compulsion. This book presents a new analysis of the notion of compulsion - developed from action theory. Ths starts with an introduction to action theory (for the benefit of non-philosophers). It then shows how insights from action theory can help us better understand mental illness, before developing an analysis of compulsion that emphasizes the element of unavoidability. Th argues that what is fundamentally disturbing to the person suffering from delusion is not so much the fact that the disorder tends to lead to irrational actions but rather the fact that he or she is unable to avoid performing these actions. The individual is or feels compelled to act in the way he or she does. Th contains some concrete illustrations of this idea as applied to several psychiatric diagnoses, such as paranoia, phobia, and psychopathy. Rationality and Compulsion is a highly original new work from a leading figure in the philosophy and psychiatry movement. It will advance our understanding of mental illness, and be valuable for psychiatrists, psychologists, as well as philosophers.
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Book Title: Rationality and Compulsion : Applying Action Theory to Psychiatry
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Action Theory, Rationality and Compulsion
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, Psychopathology / General, General, Psychiatry / General, Movements / Rationalism
Item Height: 0.5 in
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy, Psychology, Medical
Author: Lennart Nordenfelt
Item Length: 9.2 in
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Perfect
