Salutogeneseforschung bei unerwarteten Genesungen

Author(s): Oda, H.

Abstract: We made narrative, qualitative interviews with patients with an autotherapy in the case of assured cancer diseases, to record the process of experiencing and the subjective theories concerning health and healing processes. Critics have always said so far, that the nature of the physical recovery should not be judged from the subjective statements of patients. One ability of the human organism has always been overlooked, i.e. the ability for a conscious interoception, which means the correct perception of the inner processes in one's own body. The nervous system also participates in the psychoneuroimmunological interplay. When the ability to refine the interoception is taken into consideration, then even with subjective reports it is possible to investigate salutogenic factors of autotherapy, which are beneficial to healing. In the following comments, first of all some points with respect of our theoretic point of view are explained, so that the intention of our research becomes clear. Then the research design and the result of the analysis of an interview are presented with a remission patient.

Keyword(s): Psychoonkologie

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