The term therapeutic governance is used in the social science literature to refer to two interrelated concepts. Therapeutic governance was first coined by Vannessa Pupavac to describe the management of the populations'

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

, and its significance for

security Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems, or any other entity or ...

. Allison McKim used the term therapeutic governance to describe the

governmentality Governmentality is a theory of power developed by French philosopher Michel Foucault, which analyses ''governmental" power through both the power states have over the population and the means by which subjects govern themselves. As a form of pow ...

of alcohol and drug treatment, whereby treatment works as a type of responsibilizing governance in producing and managing a rational, self-interested subject.McKim, Allison (June 2008). ''Getting Gut Level: Punishment, Gender and Therapeutic Governance''. Vol. 22. No. 3 pp. 303-323.

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