Suffering narratives of older adults : a phenomenological approach to serious illness, chronic pain, recovery and maternal care /
In Suffering Narratives of Older Adults, Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey turns to the traditions of phenomenology, humanistic psychology and social work to provide an in-depth exploration of the deep structure of the suffering experience. She draws upon the notion of maternal holding to develop an orig...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in the medical humanities.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In Suffering Narratives of Older Adults, Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey turns to the traditions of phenomenology, humanistic psychology and social work to provide an in-depth exploration of the deep structure of the suffering experience. She draws upon the notion of maternal holding to develop an original construct of maternal affordances - the ground of possibility for human development, agency and relational practices. The conceptual analysis is based on the life narratives of several elders receiving chronic care in facility environments. Creating new fields of communication for patients, their family members and health professionals in processes of reflection and shared decision making, this book builds on knowledge about suffering to help guide ethical action in preventing and relieving chronic pain and improving systems of care. It offers a phenomenological approach to understanding the maternal as a primary domain of moral experience in serious illness and suffering, and implications for policy, practice and research. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135009656 (electronic bk.) 1135009651 (electronic bk.) 9780203741887 |