Paul H. Jenkins

Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness (eBook, ePUB)

An Exploration of the Past, Present, and Future

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The question of whether someone is psychologically healthy or mentally ill, and the fundamental nature of mental health underlying that question has been debated in cultural, academic, and clinical settings for millennia. This book provides an overview of how people have conceptualized and understood mental illness through the ages.

The book begins by looking at mental illness in humanity's evolutionary past then moves through the major historical epochs: the mythological, the Classical, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern, and the postmodern. At each point, it focuses on major elements that emerged regarding how people judged sanity and insanity and places major emphasis on the growing fields of psychiatry and psychology as they emerged and developed. As the book moves into the twenty-first century, Dr. Jenkins presents his integrated model of knowledge, a systemic, holistic model of the psyche that creates a conceptual foundation for understanding both psychological wellness and disorder and approaching assessment and diagnosis.

This text provides a valuable exploration of mental health and illness across the ages and gives those already well versed in the subject matter a fresh perspective on the past and new model of knowledge and assessment for the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429803277
• Artikelnr.: 60802047

Autorenporträt

Paul H. Jenkins, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of professional experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. He is a professor of psychology at National University and enjoys teaching students the fundamentals of assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Ch. 1 Prehistory
Ch. 2 The Mythological Era
Ch. 3 The Classical Era
Ch. 4 The Middle Ages
Ch. 5 The Renaissance
Ch. 6 The Enlightenment
Ch. 7 The Modern Age
Ch. 8 The Postmodern Age
Ch. 9 The Twenty-First Century
Ch. 10 Now and Into the Future.