HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture 4: personhood jan 26
8 Feb 2017
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Reflects many different aspects of the person, encompassing those characteristics, attributes, and strengths which make each individual different from another and unique as a human being. Includes our values, spirituality, habits, abilities, hopes, fears, and preferences welded together through years of living. Personhood is at the root of individual vulnerability. When it isn"t taken into account by others, one feels depersonalized. Hope is related to freedom to choose. Culture, morning/night person, strengths, past contributions, and ongoing desires. Need family and friends to help find the personhood and pass it on. Relates to older people and quality of life. What"s been part of their personality and their life (stories talked about goes back in time, not much in present tense) Elders define personhood as how they feel about themselves rather than how society imposes it on them (they keep their rituals/traditions) Dynamic systems theory: personhood is constantly evolving; emerging reality of an increasingly complex world.
