Lecture 2: THE STORIES WE TELL Flashcards
What are the four types of stories?
Restitution, chaos, quest and testimonial
Who are involved in restitution stories?
The recently ill, not the chronically ill
What is the plot line of restitution stories?
Yesterday I was healthy but today I am sick but tomorrow I will be well again
What are the preferred stories?
Restitution stories
When does the restitution storyline not fit?
If the treatment doesn’t work
What is the active character in restitution stories?
Medicin/treatment
What is heroic and triumphant in restitution stories?
Biomedicine
What stories aren’t admired?
Chaos
What people are involved in chaos stories?
People who have no distance from their illness - are consumed by it
What is the plot line of chaos stories?
And then … and then … and then
What must we do to people who are telling chaos stories?
Listen and appreciate their stories and maybe seek help
What is people telling chaos stories response to treatment suggestions?
They make all treatments seem pointless (there is no solution)
What do chaos stories belong to?
Chaos stories and no-one else (whirlpool)
What can’t the patient do in chaos stories?
Provide medical information as the person has become no longer coherent
what can listeners try do do when hearing chaos stories?
Try to redirect but this isn’t successful
What is the plot line of quest stories?
departure date, initiation period, return
How are quest stories conducted?
Self conducted and have endurance and forbearance
What is the suffering experience central to in quest stories?
The initial quest but learning the integrity of suffering helps to find a solution
What is the plot line of testimonial stories?
Off and on to show how a treatment is effective
What do testimonial stories ask?
The witness to believe something
What is excluded from testimonial stories?
Information that contradicts the key storyline
