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Phenomenology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Methodologically Structured Overview
Author(s) -
M. Bürgy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-033X
pISSN - 0254-4962
DOI - 10.1159/000501165
Subject(s) - psychology , phenomenology (philosophy) , curiosity , obsessive compulsive , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy
A methodological order is derived from the concept of phenomena and stages of understanding are developed according to Karl Jaspers. The three levels of descriptive, genetic and hermeneutic understanding are applied to the study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Descriptive understanding essentially reveals a sense of incompleteness and depersonalization that underlies the experience of the nonsense of obsessive thoughts and that obsessive-compulsive symptoms do not come to an end. Genetic understanding shows particularly by reference to the trigger situation that sensitivity, undifferentiated affects, affective hyperarousal and traumatization are important aspects in the development and maintenance of the obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hermeneutic understanding brings to light the fear of death in obsessive-compulsive disorder as its anthropological dimension. The aim of this methodologically structured overview is to focus on the experience of the obsessive-compulsive patient, to keep curiosity and interest alive, so that both research and relationship to the patient is stimulated.

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