Elementos norteadores para o estudo da Psiquiatria através de um Sistema Psíquico baseado no fluxo da informação

Abstract

Introduction: Psychiatry is a field of study in Medicine, therefore it does not escape its propaedeutic and classificatory principles, but rather complements them. For its practice, knowledge of the psyche (and its functioning) is essential, aiming at its study, making it possible to identify health patterns and bringing a medical language that serves professional communication. Jaspers (1979) points out this need and the existence of a continuity line regarding the development of new orderings of the method. Sadock, Sadock, Ruiz (2017) also emphasize it, proposing psychopathological topics for the clinical approach. Kandel et al. (2014) present in this operation a constant processing of information and neuropsychological correspondence. Objective: to promote studies of a Psychic System based on the flow of information through psychic functions. Methodology: this is an original article built using the qualitative method of Conceptual Analysis. Results: 18 functions were found; a pathological functioning divided by psychic structure, nosology and affected domains; and other encodings of clinical utility. Discussion: an essay is carried out with the conceptual foundations of analysis for the conception of a Psychic System based on the flow of information. This covers the sense-perception, language, its processing, the production of memories, the sense of Self, its co-processing and the generation of new information. Conclusion: it was intended to show the need for a step forward in the continuum of knowledge in psyche, gather concepts to support an outline of the Psychic System through the conception of information flow and bring guiding elements for the study of Psychiatry.