a phenomenological account of the different perspectives of physician and patient /
First Statement of Responsibility
by S. Kay Toombs
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvi, 161 pages ;
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23 cm
SERIES
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Philosophy and medicine ;
Volume Designation
v. 42
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Provides a phenomenological account of the experience of illness and the manner in which meaning is constituted by the patient and the physician. Rather than representing a shared reality between doctor and patient, illness represents two quite distinct realities - the meaning of one being significantly and qualitatively different from the meaning of the other. Drawing upon insights derived from psychological phenomenology, the author explores this difference and provides a detailed account of the way in which illness and body are apprehended differently by doctor and patient