German E Berrios
Biographic Data
| ID | 8939164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | German E Berrios |
| GIVEN NAMES | German E |
| FAMILY NAME | Berrios |
| SIGNATURE | BERRIOS G E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5979-7251 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘Eccentricity’, by DH Tuke (1892)
An astronomical concept up to the eighteenth century, ‘eccentricity’ started to be used to refer to behaviours considered as odd, strange, rare, extravagant, etc. Once reified into a personality trait, it gained explanatory power. This not only increased its popularity but also facilitated its links with psychopathology and neuropsychology, and, via the shared concept of madness, with the notions of genius and creativity. This Classic Text descri…
Classic Text No. 128
In his book Observations on the Zoonomia of Erasmus Darwin MD, Thomas Brown included a critical chapter on the analysis of madness proposed by Darwin in Zoonomia. Although neither Darwin nor Brown are ground-breaking in their views on madness, they illustrate the transitional accounts of madness that were being entertained at the end of the eighteenth century, particularly among writers who had studied at Edinburgh University
Classic Text No. 126
Since its construction in Classical times, the meaning of ‘paranoia’ has changed at least three times. Important gaps still interrupt its long chronology, and more studies of specific clinical and cultural usages are needed before its total history is put together
‘My insanity in the year 1783’, by C.S. Andresen (1801)
The literature of the past has included self-reports by the mentally ill since before Roy Porter reminded us that their views and experiences constitute an important document for historians of psychiatry. The value of these self-reports can be enhanced if their potential biases and informational power are duly determined. This Classic Text concerns a self-report of a form of periodic madness written by an eighteenth-century Danish vicar. It shows…
Awareness and insight in psychopathology
In psychiatry/clinical psychology, the language of psychopathology remains the main clinical and research tool as it seeks to capture the clinical phenomena underlying mental disorders. It is thus important periodically to review it in order to clarify and refine its relationship to its referent phenomena. This paper argues for a fundamental distinction to be made, in a technical sense, between awareness and insight as, respectively, the narrower…
Eugen Bleuler’s anniversary
The historical roots of Theory of Mind
The historical development of the concepts underpinning what is currently called ‘Theory of Mind’ (ToM) has received little attention. This paper deals with the contribution of James Mark Baldwin (1861—1934) whose work on such concepts was original and profound. Embedding his version of ToM into a coherent developmental theory of human cognition, and suggesting novel methods of observation, Baldwin also proposed new conceptual tools and proto-con…
Classic Text No. 66
The word ‘nymphomania’, the concept of ‘madness from the womb’ and the belief in the existence of a behaviour consisting in an abnormally high female sexual drive converged during the second half of the seventeenth century to give rise to a new clinical category which, with minor changes, has survived until the present (e.g., in ICD-10). This Classic Text, an excerpt from the work of Lazare Rivière, provides a glimpse into the process whereby med…
Introduction
Cotard's 'On hypochondriacal delusions in a severe form of anxious melancholia'
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On hypochondriacal delusions in a severe form of anxious melancholia
'On the Pathology of Convulsions' by Sir J. R. Reynolds
The History of Mental Symptoms
Since psychiatry remains a descriptive discipline, it is essential for its practitioners to understand how the language of psychiatry came to be formed. This important book, written by a psychiatrist-historian, traces the genesis of the descriptive categories of psychopathology and examines their interaction with the psychological and philosophical context within which they arose. The author explores particularly the language and ideas that have …
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The History of Mental Symptoms
Since psychiatry remains a descriptive discipline, it is essential for its practitioners to understand how the language of psychiatry came to be formed. This important book, written by a psychiatrist-historian, traces the genesis of the descriptive categories of psychopathology and examines their interaction with the psychological and philosophical context within which they arose. The author explores particularly the language and ideas that have …
'On the Pathology of Convulsions' by Sir J. R. Reynolds
Cotard's 'On hypochondriacal delusions in a severe form of anxious melancholia'
'Délire'
On hypochondriacal delusions in a severe form of anxious melancholia
Introduction
Classic Text No. 66
The word ‘nymphomania’, the concept of ‘madness from the womb’ and the belief in the existence of a behaviour consisting in an abnormally high female sexual drive converged during the second half of the seventeenth century to give rise to a new clinical category which, with minor changes, has survived until the present (e.g., in ICD-10). This Classic Text, an excerpt from the work of Lazare Rivière, provides a glimpse into the process whereby med…
The historical roots of Theory of Mind
The historical development of the concepts underpinning what is currently called ‘Theory of Mind’ (ToM) has received little attention. This paper deals with the contribution of James Mark Baldwin (1861—1934) whose work on such concepts was original and profound. Embedding his version of ToM into a coherent developmental theory of human cognition, and suggesting novel methods of observation, Baldwin also proposed new conceptual tools and proto-con…
Awareness and insight in psychopathology
In psychiatry/clinical psychology, the language of psychopathology remains the main clinical and research tool as it seeks to capture the clinical phenomena underlying mental disorders. It is thus important periodically to review it in order to clarify and refine its relationship to its referent phenomena. This paper argues for a fundamental distinction to be made, in a technical sense, between awareness and insight as, respectively, the narrower…
Eugen Bleuler’s anniversary
‘My insanity in the year 1783’, by C.S. Andresen (1801)
The literature of the past has included self-reports by the mentally ill since before Roy Porter reminded us that their views and experiences constitute an important document for historians of psychiatry. The value of these self-reports can be enhanced if their potential biases and informational power are duly determined. This Classic Text concerns a self-report of a form of periodic madness written by an eighteenth-century Danish vicar. It shows…
Classic Text No. 128
In his book Observations on the Zoonomia of Erasmus Darwin MD, Thomas Brown included a critical chapter on the analysis of madness proposed by Darwin in Zoonomia. Although neither Darwin nor Brown are ground-breaking in their views on madness, they illustrate the transitional accounts of madness that were being entertained at the end of the eighteenth century, particularly among writers who had studied at Edinburgh University
Classic Text No. 126
Since its construction in Classical times, the meaning of ‘paranoia’ has changed at least three times. Important gaps still interrupt its long chronology, and more studies of specific clinical and cultural usages are needed before its total history is put together
‘Eccentricity’, by DH Tuke (1892)
An astronomical concept up to the eighteenth century, ‘eccentricity’ started to be used to refer to behaviours considered as odd, strange, rare, extravagant, etc. Once reified into a personality trait, it gained explanatory power. This not only increased its popularity but also facilitated its links with psychopathology and neuropsychology, and, via the shared concept of madness, with the notions of genius and creativity. This Classic Text descri…
Psychology (14 works) · Psychoanalysis (10 works) · History (8 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Neurology and Historical Studies (3 works)