The long-lasting now: Disorganization in subjective time in long-standing pain

This paper presents a phenomenological‐hermeneutical case study on long‐standing pain (LP), a public health problem of great importance. Although there has been intensive research interest in this phenomenon, most studies have been based on traditional medical and cognitive‐behavioral approaches. Ou...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of psychology 1996-12, Vol.37 (4), p.416-423
Main Authors: HELLSTRÖM, CHRISTINA, CARLSSON, SVEN G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Awareness
Case studies
Chronic Disease
Chronic pain
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain
Pain - psychology
Pain Measurement
Patients
Perceptual Distortion
Personality Assessment
phenomenology
Psychology
Psykologi
Subjective time
Temporality
time
Time Perception
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Summary:This paper presents a phenomenological‐hermeneutical case study on long‐standing pain (LP), a public health problem of great importance. Although there has been intensive research interest in this phenomenon, most studies have been based on traditional medical and cognitive‐behavioral approaches. Our thesis is that new frames of reference can provide additional heuristic insights. The phenomenon of LP shows a strong association with existential factors. Our case study focuses on the meaning‐structure of lived temporality, a fundamental existential constituent in the lifeworld of the pain patient. A series of in‐depth interviews with four subjects showed that lived temporality is disrupted in pain experience, causing a disorganization of the patient's being in the world. The results generate several hypotheses about implications for time estimation in pain experience.
ISSN:0036-5564
1467-9450
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00673.x