Experiences of powerlessness and the limits of control in healthcare
To what extent are experiences of powerlessness explained as involving a loss of control, and to what extent are attempts to increase patients’ control suitable as means of addressing these experiences? In this paper, I present some findings from a recent project in the phenomenology of powerlessnes...
Published in: | International journal of philosophy and theology |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 83, Issue: 5, Pages: 405-415 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Powerlessness
/ Control
/ Boundary
/ Self-image
/ Health system
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RelBib Classification: | NCH Medical ethics ZD Psychology |
Further subjects: | B
powerlessness
B Phenomenology B Bioethics B Moral Distress |
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Summary: | To what extent are experiences of powerlessness explained as involving a loss of control, and to what extent are attempts to increase patients’ control suitable as means of addressing these experiences? In this paper, I present some findings from a recent project in the phenomenology of powerlessness to argue that in response to experiences of powerlessness, the ideal of control has limited use in either a diagnostic or therapeutic function. |
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ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2022.2137565 |