Kerrin A . Jacobs
Universitat Witten/Herdecke, Psychology, Department Member
- University of Hokkaido, Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Studies, Faculty Memberadd
- Associate Professor for Philosophyedit
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a major mental disorder in children. Presently, its pathogenesis and treatment as well as its role in adult psychiatry are subjects of heated debate. As early as 1846, the typical... more
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a major mental disorder in children. Presently, its pathogenesis and treatment as well as its role in adult psychiatry are subjects of heated debate. As early as 1846, the typical symptoms of ADHD were described by Heinrich Hoffmann, a physician who later founded the first mental hospital in Frankfurt. Interestingly, his description was published in a children's book entitled “Struwwelpeter” which he had designed for his 3-year-old son Carl Philipp. The symptomatology is impressively depicted in the colourfully illustrated story of “Zappel-Philipp” (“Fidgety Philip”), probably the first written mention of ADHD by a medical professional. This clearly shows that the diagnosis of ADHD is not an “invention” of modern times.
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In this paper, I distinguish three different levels for describing, and three corresponding ways for understanding, deficient empathy as the core of NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). On the macro level, deficient empathy can be... more
In this paper, I distinguish three different levels for describing, and three corresponding ways for understanding, deficient empathy as the core of NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). On the macro level, deficient empathy can be explained as disturbed interpersonal functioning, and is understood as lack ofrecognition. On the meso-level, deficient empathy can be described as psychic disintegration, and can be understood specifically in its dissocial aspects. Psychic disintegration in NPD correlates with somatic changes, i.e., dysfunctional affective empathy and mind-reading on the micro level of description, which is the third level. The “core-deficit-model of NPD” that I outline, while not rejecting reductionist approaches outright, argues in favor of integrating (top-down/bottom-up) functionalist descriptions of empathy into a wider conceptual framework of bio-psycho-social functioning. The “core-deficit-model of NPD” is interdisciplinary, can bypass monodisciplinary skepticism, and removes purported barriers between explaining and understanding the “lack” of empathy as the core of pathological narcissism.
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Wir rekonstruieren vier Ansätze zur Diagnose der Störungen sozialer Gebilde und Prozesse, die von Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm, Jürgen Habermas und Axel Honneth vorliegen, und entwickeln ein starkes und ein schwaches Modell sozialer bzw.... more
Wir rekonstruieren vier Ansätze zur Diagnose der Störungen sozialer Gebilde und Prozesse, die von Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm, Jürgen Habermas und Axel Honneth vorliegen, und entwickeln ein starkes und ein schwaches Modell sozialer bzw. sozio-kultureller Pathologien.
We reconstruct four approaches for the diagnosis of disordered socially constituted entities and processes: approaches by Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm, Jürgen Habermas, and Axel Honneth. We construct a strong and a weak conceptual model of social, or socio-cultural, pathologies.
We reconstruct four approaches for the diagnosis of disordered socially constituted entities and processes: approaches by Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm, Jürgen Habermas, and Axel Honneth. We construct a strong and a weak conceptual model of social, or socio-cultural, pathologies.