The individualistic model of mind dominates Western psychiatry, psychology, and psychotherapy, rooted in Descartes' mind-body dualism. This view treats the mind as a separate, internal entity limited to individual experience and largely neglects the relational and social contexts of mental life. The relational model of mind, established in psychoanalysis during the 1980s and 1990s, emphasizes the influence of relational and social trauma. Despite the emergence of this evidence-backed model, socio-political forces maintain the dominance of the traditional individualistic approach, limiting its acceptance in mainstream practice.
Psychiatry, psychology, and psychotherapy remain stuck in an individualistic model of mind, focusing on internal dysfunction rather than relational and social trauma.
The relational model of mind, developed in psychoanalysis in the 80s and 90s, offers a different vision focusing on social trauma, backed by evidence.
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