The goal-directed model as an alternative to reductionist and network approaches of psychopathology. (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moors, Agnes; Boddez, Yannick
• Is Part Of: Current opinion in psychology. Volume 41(2021)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 87
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: Latent variable model -- Network model -- Reductionism -- Psychopathology -- Goal-directed; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.03.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2352-250X

Abstract

Abstract: As an alternative to biological reductionist and network approaches to psychopathology, we propose a nonreductionist mental-mechanistic approach. To illustrate this approach, we work out the implications of the goal-directed framework of Moors et al., which has the potential to explain the heterogeneous manifestations of psychopathology with a restricted set of broad theoretical principles.