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June 17, 2026Psychopathology

Operationalizing the Whole of Psychic Life: Toward a Structured Framework for Psychopathology

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AGAry GadelhaBHBernardo HaguiaraPLPedro G. Lorencetti

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Overview

This framework proposes a structured approach to understanding mental life and improving clinical practice.

Key Points

  • This research aims to create a comprehensive framework for understanding psychopathology rooted in the whole of psychic life concept.
  • Revisits Karl Jaspers’ notion of the whole of psychic life as a foundational reference.
  • Clarifies Jaspers’ methodological framework with an emphasis on phenomenological description, understanding, and causal explanation.
  • Proposes five guiding principles to translate classical phenomenology into a contemporary conceptual framework.
  • Introduced five principles: relationality, historicity, subjectivity, intentionality, and indeterminacy.
  • Demonstrated how these principles can operationalize Jaspers’ legacy in psychiatric education and research.
  • Affirmed that the approach integrates subjective experience with biological data, enhancing clinical practice.

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Gadelha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a323d57d50b63ecad2070d1https://doi.org/10.1159/000552393
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