Semantic Polarities and Psychopathologies in the Family

Valeria Ugazio presents a new model of personality and psychopathology by examining four common psychological approaches (phobic, obsessive-compulsive, eating disorders, and depression) in the context of the family. She offers an intersubjective approach to personality, based on a constructionist conception of meanings that focus on the concept of “semantic polarities” (fear/courage, good/evil, etc).