To Live in Harmony with Oneself. De-somatisation and Sated Childhood Hunger
To Live in Harmony with Oneself. De-somatisation and Sated Childhood Hunger
Author(s): Agnieszka BzymekSubject(s): Sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: biographical method; narrative interview; de-somatisation; seniors; childhood
Summary/Abstract: The inspiration for this article was a project entitled “CrossingBorders: Activation of Disabled Seniors” carried out inthe Daily Nursing Home run by Stowarzyszenie PrzyjaciółStrzyży (Strzyża Friends’ Association) in Gdańsk, in theperiod between 15 June and 15 December 2015. Theproject focused on eliciting memories about the seniors’past with the use of a biographical method and a narrativeinterview. The problems concentrate on the issue ofde-somatisation and possibilities and modes of compensation.Referring to the therapeutic role of the biographicalmethod, the author tries to find out if creating narrativessupports the acquisition of sense of life and acceptance ofthe past in the context of traumatic childhood experiences.
Journal: Kultura - Społeczeństwo - Edukacja
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 217-230
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English