being-in-the-world in psychopathology
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Being-in-the-world in psychopathology is a phenomenological concept developed by Ludwig Binswanger to understand mental disorders in terms of a person’s lived, existential relationship with their world rather than as merely biological or psychological dysfunctions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| being-in-the-world | 1 |
| being-in-the-world in psychopathology canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: being-in-the-world in psychopathology Context triple: [Ludwig Binswanger, hasPhilosophicalConcept, being-in-the-world in psychopathology]
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Toward a Psychology of Being
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Existence: A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology
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Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self
"Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self" is a major work by Carl Gustav Jung that explores the psychological and symbolic development of the self, particularly through the lens of Christian symbolism, alchemy, and the archetype of the Christ figure.
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Human Nature in the Light of Psychopathology
Human Nature in the Light of Psychopathology is a seminal work of holistic neurology and psychology that explores how brain injuries and mental disorders illuminate the fundamental organization and capacities of human beings.
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Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: being-in-the-world in psychopathology Target entity description: Being-in-the-world in psychopathology is a phenomenological concept developed by Ludwig Binswanger to understand mental disorders in terms of a person’s lived, existential relationship with their world rather than as merely biological or psychological dysfunctions.
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A.
Toward a Psychology of Being
Toward a Psychology of Being is a seminal humanistic psychology book by Abraham Maslow that explores self-actualization and the realization of human potential.
-
B.
Existence: A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology
"Existence: A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology" is a seminal work in existential psychology that explores human existence, anxiety, and meaning through an interdisciplinary lens of psychiatry, philosophy, and psychotherapy.
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C.
Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self
"Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self" is a major work by Carl Gustav Jung that explores the psychological and symbolic development of the self, particularly through the lens of Christian symbolism, alchemy, and the archetype of the Christ figure.
-
D.
Human Nature in the Light of Psychopathology
Human Nature in the Light of Psychopathology is a seminal work of holistic neurology and psychology that explores how brain injuries and mental disorders illuminate the fundamental organization and capacities of human beings.
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E.
Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in psychopathology
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phenomenological concept ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the patient’s experience of space and time
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clarify the patient’s mode of being with others ⓘ clarify the patient’s sense of self and identity ⓘ understand how a patient’s world is structured in illness ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
existential analysis of neuroses
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phenomenological case studies of depression ⓘ phenomenological case studies of schizophrenia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ludwig Binswanger’s clinical writings
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existential-phenomenological approaches to therapy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heidegger’s notion of being-in-the-world ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
purely biological models of mental disorder
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purely psychological or intrapsychic models of mental disorder ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
emphasizes the unity of person and world rather than an isolated subject
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focuses on the existential structure of a patient’s experience ⓘ interprets symptoms as expressions of a global mode of existence ⓘ mental disorders are understood in terms of a person’s lived relationship with their world ⓘ views psychopathology as a modification of being-in-the-world ⓘ |
| critiques |
reduction of mental illness to brain dysfunction alone
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reduction of mental illness to intrapsychic mechanisms alone ⓘ |
| developedBy | Ludwig Binswanger ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contextual and relational aspects of mental illness
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existential meaning of symptoms ⓘ lived experience of the patient ⓘ |
| field |
existential phenomenology
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phenomenological psychiatry ⓘ psychopathology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how the world appears to the patient
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the patient’s possibilities and projects ⓘ the patient’s practical engagement with their environment ⓘ the patient’s relationships with others ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
20th-century European psychiatry
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development of Daseinsanalysis in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| methodologicalRole |
framework for phenomenological interviews
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guide for existential-phenomenological case formulation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Daseinsanalysis
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existential analysis ⓘ phenomenological psychopathology ⓘ
linked to:
phenomenology
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| supports | holistic understanding of the person in context ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interpretation of anxiety as a modification of existential possibilities
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interpretation of delusions as transformations of world-relation ⓘ interpretation of mood as a way the world is disclosed ⓘ |
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Subject: being-in-the-world in psychopathology Description of subject: Being-in-the-world in psychopathology is a phenomenological concept developed by Ludwig Binswanger to understand mental disorders in terms of a person’s lived, existential relationship with their world rather than as merely biological or psychological dysfunctions.
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