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Madness Explained Richard P Bentall

Madness Explained By Richard P Bentall

Madness Explained by Richard P Bentall


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Summary

Explains what madness is, to show that it can be understood in psychological terms, and that by studying it we can learn important insights about the normal mind. This book argues that traditional approaches to madness must be abandoned in favour of an approach which is more consistent with what we know about the human mind.

Madness Explained Summary

Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature by Richard P Bentall

THIS BOOK WILL EXPLAIN WHAT MADNESS IS, TO SHOW THAT IT CAN BE UNDERSTOOD IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS, AND THAT BY STUDYING IT WE CAN LEARN IMPORTANT INSIGHTS ABOUT THE NORMAL MIND. THE BOOK WILL ARGUE THAT TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO MADNESS MUST BE ABANDONED IN FAVOUR OF A NEW APPROACH WHICH IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THAT WE NOW KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN MIND. OVER THE LAST CENTURY OR SO IT HAS BECOME SO COMMONPLACE TO REGARD MADNESS SIMPLY AS A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO THINK OF IT IN ANY OTHER WAY. BENTALL ARGUES INSTEAD THAT DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS AND OTHER UNUSUAL BEHAVIOURS ARE BEST UNDERSTOOD PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND THAT SUCH EXPERIENCES FOR THE MOST PART REPRESENT EXAGGERATIONS OF MENTAL FOIBLES TO WHICH WE ARE ALL PRONE.

Madness Explained Reviews

This is a book to seduce a new generation into psychiatry and psychology. ("The Independent Magazine") Madness Explained is a substantial, yet highly accessible work. Full of insight and humanity, it deserves a wide readership. ("Paul Brooks, "Sunday Times")

About Richard P Bentall

Richard P. Bentall holds a Chair in Experimental Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester. In 1989 he received the British Psychological Society's May Davidson Award for his contribution to the field of Clinical Psychology.

Additional information

GOR001377482
9780140275407
0140275401
Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature by Richard P Bentall
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
2004-04-29
656
N/A
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