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Selfhood and Society

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Selfhood and Society

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Selfhood and Society book

Selfhood and Society

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Selfhood and Society book

ByNeil Thompson
BookMental Health and Well-being

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Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2018
Imprint Routledge
Pages 13
eBook ISBN 9781351123907

ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on leaving the active human subject out of the picture is a significant mistake, as mental health challenges can be understood as being, in large part, reflections of existential challenges that individuals face. It describes a deterministic model that denies human agency will be counterproductive – that is, will contribute to mental health problems, rather than to mental well-being. The traditional approach to selfhood is to think of the individual as having a relatively fixed personality on a journey through life. The idea that our personality is relatively fixed is known as “essentialism,” based on the notion that we each have a basic “essence,” an underlying reality that defines who we are. Social problems are generally understood to be problems that affect society itself and not just a certain number of people within it.

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