Qualitative Study of the Definition of Mental Illness

Number: 27 March 1, 2012
  • Ayça Gelgeç Bakacak
  • Aslıhan Öğün Boyacıoğlu
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Qualitative Study of the Definition of Mental Illness

Abstract

Based on the assumption that both the concepts of illness and health implicate definitional processes, this study is concerned with lay definitions of mental illness. In this context our study tries to explore how individuals construct meanings attached to mental illness via their personal experiences. Within this framework, 45 in-depth interviews were conducted to respondents of different ages, sexes and educational backgrounds. According to the results, while the concept of mind is matched with the concepts of “thinking”, intelligence”, “brain” and “conscience”, the concept of soul is matched with the concepts of “emotions”, nerves”, “balance” and “mood”. Finally, according to the results it is seen that respondents define mental and psychological health within thef ramework of bio-medical model

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

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Authors

Ayça Gelgeç Bakacak This is me

Aslıhan Öğün Boyacıoğlu This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2012

Submission Date

March 1, 2012

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2012 Number: 27

APA
Bakacak, A. G., & Boyacıoğlu, A. Ö. (2012). BİREYLERİN AKIL/RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA. Sosyoloji Dergisi, 27, 1-15. https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW
AMA
1.Bakacak AG, Boyacıoğlu AÖ. BİREYLERİN AKIL/RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA. JOS. 2012;(27):1-15. https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW
Chicago
Bakacak, Ayça Gelgeç, and Aslıhan Öğün Boyacıoğlu. 2012. “BİREYLERİN AKIL RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA”. Sosyoloji Dergisi, nos. 27: 1-15. https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW.
EndNote
Bakacak AG, Boyacıoğlu AÖ (March 1, 2012) BİREYLERİN AKIL/RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA. Sosyoloji Dergisi 27 1–15.
IEEE
[1]A. G. Bakacak and A. Ö. Boyacıoğlu, “BİREYLERİN AKIL/RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA”, JOS, no. 27, pp. 1–15, Mar. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW
ISNAD
Bakacak, Ayça Gelgeç - Boyacıoğlu, Aslıhan Öğün. “BİREYLERİN AKIL RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA”. Sosyoloji Dergisi. 27 (March 1, 2012): 1-15. https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW.
JAMA
1.Bakacak AG, Boyacıoğlu AÖ. BİREYLERİN AKIL/RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA. JOS. 2012;:1–15.
MLA
Bakacak, Ayça Gelgeç, and Aslıhan Öğün Boyacıoğlu. “BİREYLERİN AKIL RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA”. Sosyoloji Dergisi, no. 27, Mar. 2012, pp. 1-15, https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW.
Vancouver
1.Ayça Gelgeç Bakacak, Aslıhan Öğün Boyacıoğlu. BİREYLERİN AKIL/RUH SAĞLIĞI TANIMLAMALARINA İLİŞKİN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA. JOS [Internet]. 2012 Mar. 1;(27):1-15. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA37JR97FW

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