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IDIOME CULTUREL DETRESSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology of Communication
  • Sociology of Communication
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A] way of expressing distress that may not involve specific symptoms or syndromes, but that provides collective, shared ways of experiencing and talking about personal or social concerns.

OBS

For example, everyday talk about "nerves" or "depression" may refer to widely varying forms of suffering without mapping onto a discrete set of symptoms, syndrome, or disorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie de la communication
  • Sociologie de la communication
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[...] manière d'exprimer de la détresse qui n'implique pas nécessairement des symptômes ou [des] syndromes spécifiques, mais qui propose des manières collectives et partagées d'éprouver et de parler de préoccupations personnelles ou sociales.

OBS

Par exemple, dans le langage courant, parler des «nerfs» ou de «dépression» peut faire référence à des formes très variables de souffrance sans s'inscrire dans un ensemble de symptômes, dans un syndrome ou dans un trouble.

Spanish

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