Abstract
Schizophrenia is an I am illness--one that may overtake and redefine the identity of the person. This essay explores concepts of personhood and subjectivity from social science that are useful in understanding the experiencing subject in schizophrenia. Relationships between the self and sickness have not been investigated adequately with reference to their influence on prognosis. Chronicity is conceived of as a loss of self and of positive social roles and identity. Methods for the study of self and identity in relation to schizophrenia include analysis of illness-identity representations made by persons with schizophrenia.
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Identity (music)Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)SubjectivitySubject (documents)PsychologySelfRelation (database)Social identity theoryIdentity formationPsychology of selfSocial identity approachPsychotherapistSelf-conceptDevelopmental psychologySocial psychologyPsychiatrySocial groupEpistemologyAesthetics
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- 1989
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 189-196
- Citations
- 422
- Access
- Closed
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Sue E. Estroff
(1989).
Self, Identity, and Subjective Experiences of Schizophrenia: In Search of the Subject.
Schizophrenia Bulletin
, 15
(2)
, 189-196.
https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/15.2.189
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- 10.1093/schbul/15.2.189