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Revista Mal Estar e Subjetividade

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PINHEIRO, Glícia Rodrigues  and  BOMFIM, Zulmira Áurea Cruz. Affection in relationship patient and environment hospital. Rev. Mal-Estar Subj. [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.1, pp. 45-74. ISSN 1518-6148.

This article aims to discuss the affection as an analysis category of the relation between the patient and the hospital. This work is a part of the master's dissertation entitled "Affection and hospital: construction of meanings by the oncologic patient with pain." We aimed to bring a historic-cultural understanding about the relationships between perception and action, subjectivity and objectivity, patient and hospital, emphasizing the affection (feelings and emotions) as a possibility of integration and overcoming the dichotomy of these dimensions. It was based on the assumptions that the affection may be a way to understand the hospital environment and that the emotional experience is an indicator of the patient action and how he gets involved in this space. In order to enrich the literature investigation, we used a preliminary study carried out during the preparation of the dissertation text. In this field work, we used an affection apprehension methodology developed by Bomfim (2003) in her doctoral thesis, namely the affective maps. At first, it was defined what is meant by affection, feelings and emotions. Secondly, we have tried to discuss the affection as a mediator category for the dichotomies in the psychological science, beginning with rationality x emotion, then focusing on the relationship mind x body in hospital context. We discussed, then, on the importance of culture in the forms to express feelings, emotions and body sensations, focusing on the social and cultural aspects of pain. We took as a reference the notion that the emotional impact of the environment affects human conduct, and we also had a discussion on affection as a mediator of the action/transformation. The results brought us images of contrast, suffering and safety in the hospital environment and also showed how the study of the environment through the affection may promote the humanization and the treatment of oncologic patients with pain.

Keywords : affection; patient; hospital environment; dichotomies; psychology.

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