Mental Health, Resilience and Existential Literature

Autor/in	Brady, Alison M.
Titel	Mental Health, Resilience and Existential Literature
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 56 (2022) 1, S.78-87 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brady, Alison M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12642
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Foreign Countries; Resilience (Psychology); Youth; Policy; Emotional Experience; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Ausland; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Politik
Abstract	In this paper, I will begin by charting some of the conceptions of mental health in young people today, paying particular attention to recent mental health education policies in England. I will focus on the concept of 'resilience' as central to these policies, and how this represents an impoverished understanding of mental health, what it means to 'overcome' mental health issues, and what, in fact, might constitute an 'appropriate' response to the world we (now) live in. In order to explore an alternative conception of mental health in light of this, I turn to an example from existentialist literature--Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground." On the surface, this novel appears to be an account of a man suffering from a mental breakdown. Ultimately, however, I argue that texts such as this enable us to explore more fully what it is to experience mental health issues, and that also point us to the fundamental vulnerabilities and uncertainties that are an intimate part of being human. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01