Examples Of Phenomological Assumptions
I spent half of my life in the behavioral health field and have witnessed dramatic developments and pivotal changes. We have been encouraged to change our way of thinking and have begun to promote the idea that recovery from mental and behavioral health disorders is possible. And since most of my experiences are based on a phenomenological tradition, with its focus on subjective experience; I find it difficult to appreciate a positivist approach.
Regarding my basic ontological assumptions, I believe that researchers have to take into consideration an individual’s own thoughts, interpretations and meanings. If we use recovery for example,
As for epistemologically, I view phenomological approaches to be based in a paradigm of personal