An Existential Perspective of Body Beliefs and Health Assessment

Successful health assessments are ongoing and rely on a clinician/client interaction, which is influenced by both the client's and the clinician's beliefs about their bodies. These beliefs about the human body arise out of religious and cultural contexts. Theories often explain cultural co...

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Autor principal: Metzger, L. Kay (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2006]
Em: Journal of religion and health
Ano: 2006, Volume: 45, Número: 1, Páginas: 130-146
Outras palavras-chave:B health assessment
B Existential
B body beliefs
B Culture
B Music therapy
Acesso em linha: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Resumo:Successful health assessments are ongoing and rely on a clinician/client interaction, which is influenced by both the client's and the clinician's beliefs about their bodies. These beliefs about the human body arise out of religious and cultural contexts. Theories often explain cultural context by comparison of differences and similarities between the client and the clinician and/or between the client and the dominant culture. This approach can carry a bias inherent in the comparison to dominant beliefs held by those with the most power and economic advantage. The author suggests an existential approach in which client and clinician bodies interact each as adept, autonomous individuals with a conglomerate of beliefs about body and health.
ISSN:1573-6571
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-005-9008-3