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OverviewThis volume critiques the increasingly reductive, objectifying, and technologized orientation in mainstream biomedicine. Drawing on the methods of hermeneutic phenomenology and existential analysis in the work of Martin Heidegger, Kurt Goldstein, Medard Boss, and Hans-Georg Gadamer, the author seeks to expose this lacuna and explore the ways in which it misrepresents (or misunderstands) the human condition. Whitehead begins by examining the core distinction in the sociology of medicine between “disease” and “illness” and how this distinction maps onto a more fundamental distinction between the corporeal/objective body and the experiential/lived body. Ultimately, the book exposes the tendency in modern medicine to medicalize the human condition and forwards a reorientation framed by what the author terms “existential health psychology.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patrick M. WhiteheadPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030213541ISBN 10: 3030213544 Pages: 117 Publication Date: 04 July 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Blind-spot in Medicine.- 2. A History of Medical Care.- 3. Reality and Medicine.- 4. Existence and Health.- 5. Medicalization.- 6. Existential Health Psychology.- 7. Post-Concussion Syndrome: An Exemplar.- 8. Conclusion: Caring for the Human Being—An Outline forApplied Existential Health Psychology.ReviewsAuthor InformationPatrick M. Whitehead, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Albany State University, USA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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