Voces que No lo Son: Los Problemas del Concepto Pseudoalucinación

  • López-Silva P
  • Cavieres-Fernández A
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Abstract

The term pseudohallucination was originally introduced to characterize hallucinatory phenomena not exhibiting the paradigmatic features of hallucinations. In our context, and directly following Jaspers' description, the term has been used to characterize a specific type of auditory hallucination in schizophrenic patients i.e. the so-called voices. However, this formation is not shared in other contexts. This paper suggests that Jaspers' formulation is inexact and problematic when trying to describe the semiology, philosophical foundations, and aetiology of the phenomenon. In addition, we claim that this lack of etiological and nosological clarity lead to serious doubts about the real utility of the use of the term within current descriptive psychopathology. We conclude by proposing two potential alternatives that the use of the term might have within the field. Pseudoalucinaciones: Una Tradición Problemática U na revisión a la situación actual de la psicopatología descriptiva revela que: (i) muchos términos acuñados históricamente por ésta se encuentran en desuso, (ii) otros términos, si bien en uso, reproducen problemas filosóficos, empíricos y fenomenológicos, y, finalmente, (iii) pocos conceptos nuevos han sido incorporados de forma clara al campo. Todo esto inevitablemente lleva a preguntarnos por la real utilidad de la actual psicopatología descriptiva, entendida como una especie de lenguaje y como una herramienta en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de entidades clínicas.

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López-Silva, P., & Cavieres-Fernández, A. (2020). Voces que No lo Son: Los Problemas del Concepto Pseudoalucinación. Revista Chilena de Neuro-Psiquiatría, 58(1), 29–39. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-92272020000100029

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