La psicologización y la construcción del sujeto político como un objeto vulnerable
Palabras clave:
psicologización, terapia, política, cultura, vulnerabilidadResumen
En este artículo deseo destacar algunos de los factores que han influido en la amplia adopción de una sensibilidad terapéutica dentro de amplios sectores de la sociedad, una sociedad marcada por una creciente sensación de ansiedad social, vulnerabilidad y extrañamiento de unos con respecto a otros, así como formas tradicionales de autoridad y de instituciones políticas. Un resultado de las numerosas dinámicas complejas que afectan a la subjetividad contemporánea es que las categorizaciones y formas de pensar terapéuticas ya no están confinadas al encuentro terapéutico clínico o formal entre el analista y el analizante, sino que han permeado la cultura popular, especialmente en las sociedades occidentales. Me gustaría considerar aquí el contexto socio-político general que ha influido en la amplia aceptación y adopción de una conciencia terapéutica enfocada en la convergencia de las tradiciones políticas de derecha e izquierda en torno al pensamiento apocalíptico, la institucionalización del concepto de vulnerabilidad y el paso de la macro-política a la micro-política. Resaltaré algunas implicaciones para el individuo, la sociedad y la política. Mi principal énfasis es en el Reino Unido, aunque hago referencia a ciertos desarrollos en los Estados Unidos de América, ya que ha habido un grado significativo de mutua influencia entre ambas naciones.Citas
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