This course explores the lived experiences and worldviews of people
struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder, hysteria, borderline
personality disorder, or paranoia. Their particular fear of others, the
world, or themselves reveals much about the vulnerability of everyone’s
desire for a meaningful life.

In social work practice, similar insecurities, usually in a less extreme
form, can be encountered in people, which can hinder their creative
potential.

The following questions will be addressed:

• What meaning does a psychopathology have for the person in question?
• Where in our basic history lie risky triggers that could threaten our
  personality development?
• Do social and cultural factors play a role in potentially damaging our
  growth?
• Can a pathology also become a positive source of inspiration?