Related [[202011011452 Truth is objective and independent of the psychological make-up or anyone thinking it.]] Essentialists believe that truth is "out there" to be discovered. While Social constructionists think ideas are defined by people.** - from the essentialist perspective, psychopathologies and mental disorders are natural enti- ties whose true nature can be discovered and described. From the social constructionist perspective, however, they are but abstract ideas that are defined by people and thus reflect their values—cultural, professional, and personal. The meanings of these and other concepts are not _revealed_ by the methods of science but are _negotiated_ among the people and institutions of society who have an interest in their definitions.