Simon Wharne
Biographic Data
| ID | 5454408 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Wharne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Wharne |
| SIGNATURE | WHARNE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7156-1831 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trauma, empathy, and resilience: A phenomenological analysis informed by the philosophy of Edith Stein
How is distress understood in existential philosophies and can phenomenological therapeutic practices be “evidence-based”
The “evidence-based practice” movement frames counselling and psychotherapy as causal processes, something the therapist does to the client. The value of what it is that is done is measured by interpreting mental and emotional distress as an abnormal behaviour, by giving this “symptom” a numerical score, before and after interventions in a quantitative research approach. In existential therapies emotions are viewed instead as healthy responses to…
“On being an auditory hallucination”: A reflection on theory, practice, existential philosophy, and hearing voices
Do people choose to be homeless? An existentially informed hermeneutic phenomenological analysis
Purpose – Homeless populations are a politically contentious problem and researchers struggle to achieve a balanced approach. They place emphasis on sharply contrasting factors, such as; institutional structures, ideologies or individual dispositions and differences. Central questions remain unanswered, i.e., is homelessness an outcome of society’s failings related to housing shortages, or a personal choice, as in the status of “intentional homel…
Shared Dilemmas in the Management of Bipolar Disorder: A Phenomenological Analysis
A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis reveals the complexity of bipolar disorder. Operating at biological, psychological, and social levels this phenomenon creates dilemmas and people must account for their choices in a moral order. Two participants suffer from the condition, whereas a third is employed to deliver mental health treatment. Three themes are identified showing that all the participants struggle to feel they are competent and consi…
Decision-making in mental healthcare: A phenomenological investigation of service user perspectives
As Victorian asylums closed down in the UK, community mental health services were set up to support patients in exercising choice and freedom; in finding a place in society. The success of these services has been questioned so further policies have been introduced in an effort to protect rights and improve social inclusion. However, ‘capacity to make decisions’ has been interpreted as no more than a process of rational mental calculation. This ar…
Shared Dilemmas in the Management of Bipolar Disorder: A Phenomenological Analysis
A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis reveals the complexity of bipolar disorder. Operating at biological, psychological, and social levels this phenomenon creates dilemmas and people must account for their choices in a moral order. Two participants suffer from the condition, whereas a third is employed to deliver mental health treatment. Three themes are identified showing that all the participants struggle to feel they are competent and consi…
Do people choose to be homeless? An existentially informed hermeneutic phenomenological analysis
Purpose – Homeless populations are a politically contentious problem and researchers struggle to achieve a balanced approach. They place emphasis on sharply contrasting factors, such as; institutional structures, ideologies or individual dispositions and differences. Central questions remain unanswered, i.e., is homelessness an outcome of society’s failings related to housing shortages, or a personal choice, as in the status of “intentional homel…
Decision-making in mental healthcare: A phenomenological investigation of service user perspectives
As Victorian asylums closed down in the UK, community mental health services were set up to support patients in exercising choice and freedom; in finding a place in society. The success of these services has been questioned so further policies have been introduced in an effort to protect rights and improve social inclusion. However, ‘capacity to make decisions’ has been interpreted as no more than a process of rational mental calculation. This ar…
Do people choose to be homeless? An existentially informed hermeneutic phenomenological analysis
Purpose – Homeless populations are a politically contentious problem and researchers struggle to achieve a balanced approach. They place emphasis on sharply contrasting factors, such as; institutional structures, ideologies or individual dispositions and differences. Central questions remain unanswered, i.e., is homelessness an outcome of society’s failings related to housing shortages, or a personal choice, as in the status of “intentional homel…
Shared Dilemmas in the Management of Bipolar Disorder: A Phenomenological Analysis
A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis reveals the complexity of bipolar disorder. Operating at biological, psychological, and social levels this phenomenon creates dilemmas and people must account for their choices in a moral order. Two participants suffer from the condition, whereas a third is employed to deliver mental health treatment. Three themes are identified showing that all the participants struggle to feel they are competent and consi…
“On being an auditory hallucination”: A reflection on theory, practice, existential philosophy, and hearing voices
How is distress understood in existential philosophies and can phenomenological therapeutic practices be “evidence-based”
The “evidence-based practice” movement frames counselling and psychotherapy as causal processes, something the therapist does to the client. The value of what it is that is done is measured by interpreting mental and emotional distress as an abnormal behaviour, by giving this “symptom” a numerical score, before and after interventions in a quantitative research approach. In existential therapies emotions are viewed instead as healthy responses to…
Trauma, empathy, and resilience: A phenomenological analysis informed by the philosophy of Edith Stein
Psychology (6 works) · Psychotherapist (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (4 works) · Existentialism (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Distress (2 works)