PCP1998Q4: Re: Grids & schizophrenics

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Shall we vote on a new term? Shall we vote on the utility of a =
constructivist construction of troublesome deviant construers? After =
all, the validity of the "diagnosis" is determined by consensus and a =
vote.... Can't we take a vote of our network colleagues?=20

I would say: Yes, but...
I agree: we need to rebuild our mind frames of the so-called "mental =
diseases". When we see a fellow construer as something like an embodied =
sickness, we are denying himself as a human being. We should start with =
the Herculean task of building new words (and their interrelated =
constructs) for our "troublesome deviant" neighbors. We surely owe them =
this!
But still... something is softly upsetting me. Why do we have to use =
reified terms at all? Why are them so often found in our minds? Why do =
we discover ourselves, every now and then, mumbling words like =
"schizoprenic" or "psychotic" in spite of all our theoretical training?
Kelly pointed out that he might have used the term "reconstruction" =
instead of "therapy" hadn't it be such a mouthful one! Here, he showed =
an eye for the commercial value of scientific words. If we are to have =
any effect on the mainstream of psychology, we will have to follow his =
advice!

Esteban Laso
eslaso@ibm.net
You can respond to this e-mail online.
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10231215@pager.mirabilis.com
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Shall we vote on a new term? Shall we = vote on=20 the utility of a constructivist construction of troublesome = deviant=20 construers? After all, the validity of the = "diagnosis"=20 is determined by consensus and a vote.... Can't we take a vote = of our=20 network colleagues?=20 =

&nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; =20 Jim Mancuso

I agree: we = need to rebuild=20 our mind frames of the so-called "mental diseases". When we = see a=20 fellow construer as something like an embodied sickness, we are denying = himself=20 as a human being. We should start with the Herculean task of building = new words=20 (and their interrelated constructs) for our "troublesome = deviant"=20 neighbors. We surely owe them this!

But still... something is softly upsetting me. Why = do we have=20 to use reified terms at all? Why are them so often found in our minds? = Why do we=20 discover ourselves, every now and then, mumbling words like=20 "schizoprenic" or "psychotic" in spite of all our=20 theoretical training?

Kelly pointed out that he might have used the term=20 "reconstruction" instead of "therapy" hadn't it be = such a=20 mouthful one! Here, he showed an eye for the commercial value of = scientific=20 words. If we are to have any effect on the mainstream of psychology, we = will=20 have to follow his advice!

Esteban Laso
eslaso@ibm.net
You can respond to = this=20 e-mail online.
If you have ICQ my ICQ# is 10231215
If you don't = have ICQ=20 you can send me e-mail to 10231215@pager.mirabilis.com=
You=20 can download ICQ at http://www.icq.com/