Health Sciences 3050A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sick Role, Land Development, Unconscious Mind

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3050A/B
• Professor: Philip Doyle

Document Summary

Person has many facets and it is ignorance of them that contributes to patient suffering (must reject dualism of mind and body: suffering extends beyond the physical, suffering can occur in relation to any aspect of the person. Other parts of person involve relations with others and with surrounding world. This depersonalizes the sick patient and is a source of suffering: bodily pain as causing personal suffering cannot be understood until dichotomy is rejected. 2: pain and suffering, although closely identified, are distinct, greater pain = more it is believed to cause suffering, however, some pains, like childbirth, can be severe yet not be considered suffering. 6: affect is merely outward expression of the injury, not the injury itself, if the injury is sufficient, the person suffers only way to know if suffering is to. 7: suffering often caused by treatment is a lack of knowledge and understanding bc we still rely on the dichotomy.