Disease and Healing Dynamics
by
Maria
Teresa De Donato, Ph.D., RND, Chom, Life Strategist
(KINDLE Edition)
Health
is the most precious element in human life and through the holistic
approach, which takes into account the complexity of human existence
with its physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects, can be
better maintained and reestablished. A phenomenon such as the placebo
effect, however, that though containing no active ingredients
whatsoever still allows some people to heal, has generated in the
researcher the curiosity and desire to better understand the dynamics
of healing. This study, through its phenomenological descriptive
approach, tries to identify what it is that makes healing possible by
analyzing the dynamics of disease and healing and the role and extent
that the human belief system and perception play in them. The
findings are related to the seven case studies examined in the
already published dissertation, whose data collection included field
notes and consequent transcripts taken through semi-structured
open-ended interviews and observation articulated in three sessions.
Leaving aside the different health issues affecting or having
affected the participants, some common themes emerged from the
analysis...
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