A Psychoanalytic Qualitative Study of Subjective Life Experiences of Women With Breast Cancer

This article exemplifies research on the subjective life experiences of women with breast cancer, designed from a psychoanalytic perspective. Such research aims to reveal the subjective intrapsychic processes of women suffering from breast cancer, which can provide researchers and health care profes...

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Published in:Journal of research practice 2012-01, Vol.8 (2), p.M13
Main Authors: Aydin, Elvin, Gulluoglu, Bahadir M, Kuscu, M Kemal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Coping
coping strategy
Data Analysis
Data collection
Family Counseling
Females
Hospitals
Inferences
Interviews
life event
Linguistic Performance
Narration
narrative interview
narrative research
Narratives
Patients
Psychoanalysis
psychodynamic research
Psychological Studies
Qualitative research
research frameworks & paradigms
research method
Research methodology
Researchers
Sampling
Semi Structured Interviews
Statistical Data
Studies
subjective experience
Womens health
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Summary:This article exemplifies research on the subjective life experiences of women with breast cancer, designed from a psychoanalytic perspective. Such research aims to reveal the subjective intrapsychic processes of women suffering from breast cancer, which can provide researchers and health care professionals with useful insight. Using Biographic narrative interpretative method, the study reveals some common denominators in the subjective life experiences of women with breast cancer. The study revealed that the subjects consider the diagnosis of breast cancer as one of the four main events in their lives. Even though these events are very different from each other, in terms of type and severity, the results indicate a common process in the way these life events are experienced by the participants. These results are relevant for health care practitioners in structuring their psychosocial support programs so as to better accommodate their patients' psychological needs.
ISSN:1712-851X
1712-851X