Revolution in Psychiatry: The New Understanding of Man book cover

Revolution in Psychiatry: The New Understanding of Man

Pages: 290
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Published: 1 Oct 1985
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Description

Becker's attempt to devise a theory of psychopathology. He incorporate the philosophy of John Dewey, using the active-passive dichotomy to distinguish those who have retreated into either (1) a depressive symbol system versus (2) those whose proneness to over activity lead to a lack of substance.