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The psychopathology of hallucinations—A methodological analysis
Author(s) -
Lothane Zvi
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1982.tb01518.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychopathology , fallacy , perception , object (grammar) , psychoanalysis , psychotherapist , cognitive psychology , epistemology , clinical psychology , philosophy , neuroscience , linguistics
The time‐hallowed description of hallucinations as sensory perceptions without an object is both a fallacy and a misreading of Esquirol's original definition. Central to a redefinition of hallucinations is the conception of the hallucinator as the author of his hallucinations, homologous to the dreamer, the author of his dreams. Hallucinations are viewed as a sui generis mental activity which can be described phenomenologically, psychologically, dynamically, psychodynamically, emotionally, logically, nosologically, and interpersonally.