FOR A FLUENT AND COHESIVE PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION: A CONSTRUCTION BASED ON THE FLOW OF INFORMATION THROUGH MENTAL FUNCTIONS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593222329039

• Palavras-chave: psychopathology; psychic examination; neuropsychology of information.

• Keywords: psychopathology; psychic examination; neuropsychology of information.

• Abstract:

   The psychopathological examination is an indispensable component of the psychic examination and, therefore, of the psyche and behavioral sciences. Thus, a structure that is capable of objectifying the study of the psyche and bringing a common language in this exam is essential, making it capable of identifying patterns and having semantics for discussions, generalizations, comparison and analysis of evolution. Jaspers (1979) in his studies pointed to the need for this structure, as well as drew attention to the care not to fall into simply didactic, practical and mnemonic proposals in which the perception of the essence is lost. However, he also exposes a line of continuity regarding the development of new orderings of the method and places his work as a starting point for the development of new attempts, calling attention not to become petrified in existing classifications. In neuroscientific studies, Kandel et al. (2014) present a perception that the result of neuropsychological functioning is a constant flow of information, involving the sense of perception, its processing, the production of memories, the sense of Self and the generation of new information. Thus, this article proposes the elaboration of a structure for psychopathological examination based on the flow of information through psychic functions. To this end, an original article was constructed using the qualitative method of conceptual analysis (Marconi, Lakatos, 2022), which established the main structuring works of modern psychopathological-phenomenological thinking as the axis of analysis, and resorted to concepts developed in neuroscientific works and widely circulated epistemological studies. 18 functions are described, divided into 3 groups of 6, by nature in common, following an architecture of the development flow of psychic information.

  It was intended not only to establish a powerful tool for the construction of the exam, but also to encourage discussion about the state of the art of psychopathology and its updating.