Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
https://trends.org.br/article/doi/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0025
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Review Article

Phenomenological aspects of the cognitive rumination construct

Aspectos fenomenológicos relacionados ao construto de ruminação cognitiva

Leonardo Fernandez Meyer; José Geraldo Vernet Taborda; Fábio Antônio da Costa; Ana Luiza Alfaya Galego Soares; Kátia Mecler; Alexandre Martins Valença

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0025 Trends Psychiatry Psychother, vol.37, n1, p.20-26, 2015
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the importance of phenomenological aspects of the cognitive rumination (CR) construct in current empirical psychiatric research.Method: We searched SciELO, Scopus, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, OneFile (GALE), SpringerLink, Cambridge Journals and Web of Science between February and March of 2014 for studies whose title and topic included the following keywords: cognitive rumination; rumination response scale; and self-reflection. The inclusion criteria were: empirical clinical study; CR as the main object of investigation; and study that included a conceptual definition of CR. The studies selected were published in English in biomedical journals in the last 10 years. Our phenomenological analysis was based on Karl Jaspers' General Psychopathology.Results: Most current empirical studies adopt phenomenological cognitive elements in conceptual definitions. However, these elements do not seem to be carefully examined and are indistinctly understood as objective empirical factors that may be measured, which may contribute to misunderstandings about CR, erroneous interpretations of results and problematic theoretical models.Conclusion: Empirical studies fail when evaluating phenomenological aspects of the cognitive elements of the CR construct. Psychopathology and phenomenology may help define the characteristics of CR elements and may contribute to their understanding and hierarchical organization as a construct. A review of the psychopathology principles established by Jasper may clarify some of these issues.

Keywords

Psychopathology, phenomenology, cognitive rumination

Resumo

Objetivo: Verificar a importância de aspectos fenomenológicos relacionados ao construto de ruminação cognitiva (RC) nas pesquisas empíricas psiquiátricas atuais.Método: Foram pesquisadas as bases de dados SciELO, Scopus, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, OneFile (GALE), SpringerLink, Cambridge Journals e Web of Science, entre fevereiro e março de 2014, buscando artigos cujo tópico ou título contivessem os seguintes termos-chave: ruminação cognitiva; escala de resposta ruminativa; e autorreflexão. Os critérios de inclusão foram: estudos clínicos empíricos; RC como principal objeto de pesquisa; e estudos que incluíssem uma definição conceitual de RC. Foram considerados apenas artigos em inglês publicados em periódicos biomédicos nos últimos 10 anos. Nossa análise fenomenológica se fundamentou na Psicopatologia Geral de Jaspers.Resultados: Os conceitos de RC atualmente encontrados nas pesquisas empíricas utilizam majoritariamente elementos fenomenológicos em suas definições. Entretanto, esses elementos cognitivos são indistintamente entendidos como elementos objetivos (empíricos), passíveis de mensuração, e não parecem ser cuidadosamente examinados. Este fato pode contribuir para uma compreensão enganosa sobre RC, além de favorecer a interpretação errônea de resultados e a elaboração de paradoxos teóricos problemáticos.Conclusão: As pesquisas empíricas atuais sobre RC falham ao avaliar os aspectos fenomenológicos inerentes ao construto de RC. A psicopatologia e o método fenomenológico podem ajudar a definir características relacionadas aos elementos da RC, bem como contribuir para a sua compreensão e organização hierárquica enquanto construto. Um retorno aos princípios da psicopatologia, nos moldes de Jaspers, poderia trazer esclarecimentos ao tema.

Palavras-chave

Psicopatologia, fenomenologia, ruminação cognitiva

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