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Based on accreting problems with the current DSM-fourth edition (DSM-IV) classification, it is apparent that validity will not be achieved simply by refining criteria for existing disorders or by the addition of new disorders.
- Steven Edward Hyman
- 2010
Reification (also known as concretism, hypostatization, or the fallacy of misplaced concreteness) is a fallacy of ambiguity, when an abstraction (abstract belief or hypothetical construct) is treated as if it were a concrete real event or physical entity. [1][2] In other words, it is the error of treating something that is not concrete, such as ...
problems with the current DSM-fourth edition (DSM-IV) classifica-tion, it is apparent that validity will not be achieved simply by refining criteria for existing disorders or by the addition of new disorders. Yet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria dominate thinking about mental disorders in clinical practice, research, treatment development, and law ...
Treating an abstract construct like a real-world thing, when it is not actually a distinct thing in itself, is called the problem of reification. Reification might be called concrete-ification. The word intelligence is an example. People treat it as if it is a single dimension like height that a person can have in varying degrees.
May 27, 2020 · This project clarifies the notoriously ambiguous concept of reification through analytical descriptions of reificatory modes of experience in social context.
- Ryan Gunderson
- 2021
The Diagnosis of Mental Disorders: The Problem of Reification. A pressing need for interrater reliability in the diagnosis of mental disorders emerged during the mid-twentieth century, prompted in part by the development of diverse new treatments.
Reification occurs when abstract concepts, such as feelings, thoughts, or relationships, are treated as if they have a material existence. It involves transforming intangible concepts into concrete entities, often through language or cognitive processes.
