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Self and embodiment: a bio-phenomenological approach to dementia. |
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Dementia, The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 10(4), November 2011, pp.509-522. |
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1471-3012 |
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The perception that people with dementia suffer a loss of self has wide currency and informs both lay and professional understanding of dementia. The author suggests that this perceived loss presents a variety of problems, not least because a clear understanding of the concept of self is elusive. He suggests a way to cut through the problems that arise because of reliance on conceptions of self in understanding the effects of dementia. The suggested approach is based in bio-phenomenology. Under this model it is possible to recognise that there is a life-world, or directly experienced world, for people with dementia, and that they can continue to experience the world and create meaning even in the presence of severe cognitive degradation. Such an approach, the author believes, would help in the understanding of the inner life of those with dementia and assist clinicians and carers in recognising that even in late stage dementia, patients are individuals each with unique value. |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=bb0bad98-0cab-465c-9a33-e02be8ea56f4 |
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