Translations:Hoofdpagina/6/en

How differences in context sensitivity translate into vulnerability and diagnoses in mental health care.

• The DSM as a classification system – describes symptoms but does not explain them
• Mirror-thinking effect in health care – how misunderstandings arise when caregiver and patient/client think differently
• Very strong first-degree thinking – rigidity and obsessive thoughts that can develop into psychosis and schizophrenia
• Autism – the origin of the concept of context blindness, and the limitations of DSM stereotypes
• Personality disorders – pervasive thinking styles and how context blindness can explain patterns
• Overstimulation – low-context individuals perceive more and become cognitively exhausted more quickly
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – vicious circle of obsessions and compulsions caused by being stuck in first-degree thinking
• Problem of basic trust – trust requires context, perspective, and timelines
• Burn-out and depression – exhaustion caused by mismatch between contextual capacity and environment
• ADHD – overlap in signal processing and why double diagnoses are common
• Empathy and thinking styles – why empathy is more than emotional resonance
• More diagnoses through less contextualization – why a society with less context is quicker to label
• Context sensitivity and heredity – genetic basis and family dynamics
• High-context individuals as helpers – bridge-builders who often go too far and risk falling into caretaking
• Guidance and treatment – learning vulnerability, engaging in activities, and sometimes medication