Lecture 2: THE STORIES WE TELL Flashcards

1
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What are the four types of stories?

A

Restitution, chaos, quest and testimonial

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2
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Who are involved in restitution stories?

A

The recently ill, not the chronically ill

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3
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What is the plot line of restitution stories?

A

Yesterday I was healthy but today I am sick but tomorrow I will be well again

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4
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What are the preferred stories?

A

Restitution stories

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5
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When does the restitution storyline not fit?

A

If the treatment doesn’t work

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6
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What is the active character in restitution stories?

A

Medicin/treatment

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7
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What is heroic and triumphant in restitution stories?

A

Biomedicine

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8
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What stories aren’t admired?

A

Chaos

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9
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What people are involved in chaos stories?

A

People who have no distance from their illness - are consumed by it

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What is the plot line of chaos stories?

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And then … and then … and then

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What must we do to people who are telling chaos stories?

A

Listen and appreciate their stories and maybe seek help

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12
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What is people telling chaos stories response to treatment suggestions?

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They make all treatments seem pointless (there is no solution)

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13
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What do chaos stories belong to?

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Chaos stories and no-one else (whirlpool)

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14
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What can’t the patient do in chaos stories?

A

Provide medical information as the person has become no longer coherent

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what can listeners try do do when hearing chaos stories?

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Try to redirect but this isn’t successful

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16
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What is the plot line of quest stories?

A

departure date, initiation period, return

17
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How are quest stories conducted?

A

Self conducted and have endurance and forbearance

18
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What is the suffering experience central to in quest stories?

A

The initial quest but learning the integrity of suffering helps to find a solution

19
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What is the plot line of testimonial stories?

A

Off and on to show how a treatment is effective

20
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What do testimonial stories ask?

A

The witness to believe something

21
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What is excluded from testimonial stories?

A

Information that contradicts the key storyline