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USING PATIENT NARRATIVES TO TEACH PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Author(s) -
Patterson Jo Ellen,
Meir Erika
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1996.tb00187.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , empathy , narrative , psychology , perspective (graphical) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychiatry , computer science , art , literature , artificial intelligence
Psychopathology courses are usually taught using a biomedical perspective and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM IV) as the primary text. This can result in students developing little empathy for their patients and objectifying them as disorders rather than people with problems. Using narrative, music, and art in teaching psychopathology can balance the scientific, objective style of the DSM IV. Resources and suggestions for ways to humanize a psychopathology course are given.