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High Stakes, Serious Noticing.
- Source :
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AMA Journal of Ethics . Sep2020, Vol. 22 Issue 9, p808-811. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Behind the immediate pathophysiology of a medical condition often lies the emotional turmoil of an uncertain patient. As a result, many patients suffer from distressing thoughts and emotions, and their caregivers play an important role in comforting them. But to comfort a patient one must first have some framework to understand thoughts, emotions, and the relationship between the two. In this piece, the author draws from a collection of essays, Serious Noticing, written by the literary critic James Wood, to provide such a framework. In his work, Wood writes of 2 methods of reading literature, both embodied in the question: “What is at stake in this passage?” This framework is useful for both the analysis of literature and the understanding of psychological turmoil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers
*PATIENT psychology
*READING
*SUFFERING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23766980
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- AMA Journal of Ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145520769
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2020.808