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When a doctor becomes a patient, the unique expectations and behaviours in a disease: preliminary report

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Tarkowski Z., Piątkowski W., Bogusz R., Majchrowska A., Nowakowski M., Sadowska A., Humeniuk E.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2016

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vol. 6(2)

160-164

EN

Descriptions and interpretations of cases in which a doctor becomes a patient are rather marginal in the Polish and Western medical literature. Still, analysis of doctors’ behaviours when they become patients themselves seems interesting. The available research results suggest that doctors find it difficult to adopt the role of a patient and very often delay the process of diagnosis and therapy. A substantial number of them treat themselves and have problems with following therapeutic advice. There are particular features which make doctors demanding or even tough when placed in the role of a patient. Doctors often select ‘partners’ in therapy among their colleagues, expect ‘individual therapy’ and ‘special’ treatment (a longer appointment, consultation after regular working hours etc.). The problem of ‘doctors in sickness’ has been addressed by professional organisations. The British General Medical Council suggests that due to potential risk for one’s patients’ and one’s own health, an ill doctor should consult his/her highly qualified colleague and follow the advice. Moreover, he/she is advised to consult a GP who is not a member of their family in order to guarantee independent and objective medical care. Similar solutions have been adopted by medical organisations from other countries.

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The impact of the disease on functioning of a family with an autistic child

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Ślifirczyk A., Krajewska-Kułak E., Brayer A., Maciorkowska E.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2013

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vol. 3

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issue 2

122-129

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Introduction: Scientific communities are beginning to recognize more and more tension, burden and sometimes joy associated with caring for child with autism. Purpose: To determine the impact of the disease on functioning of a family with an autistic child. Material and Methods: We analyzed 83 families with children diagnosed with autistic disease, including 30 Polish families, 25 families from Belarus and 28 families from France. Parents filled in a questionnaire assessing their knowledge about problems associated with raising an autistic child. Results: Parents from Poland found most difficult to accept the child's health condition, and families from France coped with the problem best. For all parents the dominant impression after hearing the diagnosis was shock, French parents were the least likely to associate the disease as a punishment for their sins, which in turn often occurred among respondents from Poland and Belarus. Parents from Belarus frequently complained about problems their autistic child had with learning (about ¾ of responses). While Polish parents surprisingly often recognized as the most onerous carrying out procedures related to the treatment of the child, they often complained about depression, sadness, insomnia. Respondents from Belarus most frequently could enjoy every day. Among the behaviours of autistic children differentiating the examined countries were: disobedience (by far the least indications in France), persistence (the lowest percentage in Belarus) and lies (parents from Poland most often complained about that). Among the parents' reaction to the annoying and stressful child's behaviour the attempts to admonish and explain were dominant, but these were parents from Poland, who frequently admitted that they shoutat the child. Conclusions: Among parents' reaction to the annoying and stressful child's behavior is an attempt to admonish and explain, moreover, Polish parents frequently admit to shout at the child. There are differences in the perception of the problems of parents of autistic children in selected countries, like Poland, France, and Belarus.

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The World Health Organisation's Rationale for Physical Activity: a Philosophical Critique

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Bloodworth A., McNamee M.

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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2009

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vol. 46

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issue 1

58-69

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The World Health Organisation's rationale for physical activity draws heavily on scientific evidence regarding disease and obesity. Greater philosophical reflection on such concepts, along with a recognition that supposed scientific facts are rarely value-free, allow for a more positive and considered argument for physical activity and its benefits. Olympism, Olympic culture, sports education, pedagogy of sport

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Diseases as causes of divorce in Byzantium

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Kourkouta L., Plati P., Adamou V., Spanopoulou A.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2011

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vol. 1

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issue 2

200-203

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Medical causes are also concerned to be causes of divorce in Christian Byzantium. These diseases included leprosy, madness and impotence of male, and they are studied in the present short historical article. In the cause of divorce for Madness, whilst the wife has to wait five years to seek divorce, the husband has to wait only three years. In the cause of divorce for Impotence of the male, the wife should wait for three years in case of recovery. In the cause of Leprosy, it seems that the disease was a cause of divorce only if it concerned the wife. With these laws, therefore, the Byzantine leaders protected not only the health of people but also society’s health in general.

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Na zewnątrz pomarańcza, a w środku kiwi

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Dłubacz A.

Edukacja Biologiczna i Środowiskowa

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2012

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issue 4

63-69

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Genetically modified organism (GMO) is a body created by the artificial change in the genetic material. Although men from dozens of thousands of years have interfered in the genetic information, crossbreeding individuals with selected features, the discovery of the sequence of the DNA helix was a particularly important development, made by Watson and Crick in 1953. From this point genetic engineering has developed in such a way that made possible the modification of organisms in vitro, then transferring them to the environment. Thanks to using GMOs more and more medication can be produced. It is also possible to achieve a higher quality crops and reduce the number of hungry people in the world. However, there are scientists who question the safety reviews of products made from genetically modified organisms.

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Ways and Strategies for Coping with Stress and Rosacea

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Sowińska-Gługiewicz I., Kaliszewska K.

Polish Journal of Applied Psychology

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2013

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vol. 11

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issue 2

39-54

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Rosacea is a chronic and infl ammatory facial dermatosis, which etiology still remains unknown. The patogenetic factors of the somatic basis of this disorder have also its psychological causes. The main aim of the current research was the analysis of the strategies of coping with stress and disease applied by persons suffering from rosacea. The research was exploratory; conducted in two groups. The control group consists of 50 healthy persons, whereas the experimental group consists of 50 patients with rosacea. Both groups where similar in the socio-demographic characteristics. The study used the new and innovative questionnaire, Coping Responses Inventory (CRI) developed by Moos (Moos, R. H., 1986; Moos, R. H., Holahan, Ch. J., 2003). The research data revealed that patients with rosacea use mostly avoidance strategies focused on emotions.

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Wykluczenie społeczne osób chorych i niepełnosprawnych – aspekty etyczne. Psychologiczne koszty stygmatyzacji

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Chudzicka-Czupała A., Gałuszka A.

Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne

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2016

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issue 1(20)

47-58

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The main aim of this article is to review the theoretical concepts and selected studies relating to the stigmatization and exclusion of ill and disabled people, their sources, mechanisms and effects, with particular attention to the ethical dimension of this phenomenon. Psychological costs, understood as negative emotions, or some kind of psychological discomfort, are the result of differences between the states of the ideal and the real.Ill and disabled people are often subject to negative stereotypes that are unfounded, baseless, unjustified, unfair and harmful. It is very important to prevent stigmatization and social exclusion of these people, but to do this it is needed to diagnose the problem of stigmatization itself.

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Migration macht krank – Gesundheits- und Krankheitsdiskurse in AfD-Wahlprogrammen

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Schuppener G.

Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław

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2022

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issue 21

259-271

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The article is dedicated to the question of how health and disease discourses are linked to the migration discourse in AfD election programs. For this purpose, twenty election programs of the party from the years 2016 to 2021 are evaluated in terms of content, which were adopted for the elections to the state parliaments, the Bundestag and the European Parliament. Based on the evaluation, seven different sub-discourses can be identified in which health or disease-related topics are linked to the migration discourse. The focus here is on the portrayal of migrants as carriers of diseases, as a danger to the health of the population and in particular of health care workers, and on the exploitation and thus endangerment of the German health care system by migrants. Statistical analysis shows that references to these motifs occur continuously in the programs studied. A significantly stronger access to these discourses can be demonstrated in election programs from the new German states. In general, migrants are directly or indirectly portrayed as a threat to the health of the population in all sub-discourses. Overall, it can be shown that references to health and illness discourses are integrated by the AfD into its xenophobic program in order to generate feelings of threat and fear among voters. Overall, the AfD is thus less concerned with the issues of health and illness than with reinforcing xenophobic emotions among the population.

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The significance of glycocalyx in medicine

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Wawrzkowicz J., Witek M., Winiarczyk I., Wyleciał M., Drożdżyk A., Szelengiewicz K.

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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2021

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issue 3

246-250

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Introduction. The glycocalyx is a gel-like layer covering the membrane of many cells, especially cells of epithelial tissue. It consists of membrane-bound proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycan chains, glycoproteins, and adjacent proteins. Glycocalyx is necessary in maintaining the permeability of vessels, modulation of inflammatory responses and interactions between cells. It is also involved in cell adherence, mobility, mechanotransduction, regulation of the cell cycle and cell. Abnormalities in the structure and function of the glycocalyx underlie many diseases and disorders such as dry eyes disease, diabetes and its complications as well as sepsis. Aim. In this review, we present the current view on the role of glycocalyx in human diseases. Material and methods. This review was performed according to latest literature from the following databases: EBSCO, PubMed, Science Direct, and Springer Link. Analysis of the literature. Pathological mechanisms such as disruption of the glycocalyx barrier and decreased hydration of the ocular epithelial surface cause dry eye disease. During hyperglycaemia, glycocalyx dysfunction occurs, which leads to its dysfunction and activation of the prothrombotic system. Moreover, the increase in the concentration of hyaluronidase leads to increase in the plasma hyaluronan levels and promotion of endothelial dysfunction. Additionally, degradation of glycocalyx in sepsis prevails over increased synthesis of its components strongly favors its enhanced enzymatic degradation. Conclusion. A better understanding of glycocalyx impairment in disease could alter therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcomes.

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“What can be done to avoid cancer” in the students’ mind

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Djouani M., Abouna M.-S., Kessouar D., Malpel S., Demonceaux S., Andres R., Pinsard N., Di Scala E.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia ad Didacticam Biologiae Pertinentia

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2018

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issue 8

57-69

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Tożsamość narracyjna osób z chorobą nowotworową

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Gronowska G., Wiłkość-Dębczyńska M.

Człowiek i Społeczeństwo

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2023

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vol. 56

71-95

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Research about health loss shows that the way we experience critical moments and build a new identity are important in giving meaning to disease. It allow to integrate the experience of illness into the whole of life. The aim of the research was to analyze the narrative identity reflected in the life history and to explore the factors contributing to the differences in the formed narratives. A research question was: what narrative about one’s life does a person with an oncological disease create? The Polish adaptation of Dan McAdams’ life story interview was used. The study was conducted in group of four people with cancer remission. The research material was subjected to McAdams’ proposed sequence and consistency analysis. Elements of hermeneutic analysis were also used. The patients identity is coherent and mature, their narrative include the time from childhood to the present. Narratives differ in the degree of paying attention on the description of emotional experiences, the level of detail and the way of moving to the next stages of the story. Patient include the disease in their narratives, doing so in an individual way. However, it is possible to distinguish two ways of storytelling. One of them is the location of the disease in the broader background of the life situation, the other – recognizing the disease as the main moment in a given part of the story, constituting its title. It seems interesting to perform comparative research in a group of people, who are during diagnosis of cancer and relate them to the results of people in remission stage.

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Kategorie zdrowia, choroby w kontekście niepełnosprawności – ujęcie teoretyczne

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Antoszewska B., Bartnikowska U.

Interdyscyplinarne Konteksty Pedagogiki Specjalnej

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2016

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issue 13

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Life is of great value to any human being and can be considered to be a fundamental concept. It has a determined temporal dimension, although it remains unknown to a given individual. An overview of relevant literature demonstrates that much has been written on the subject of health and ability and it has been quite extensively discussed. Yet this concept remains valid because its meaning is constantly changing. People are not able to completely free themselves from diseases/disabilities. During one’s lifetime one is exposed to periodic or permanent difficulties or limitations. Human life involves functioning on the border of health and disease, full ability and disability. It is important, however, how one deals with difficulties that one must face, who one will meet on one’s way and what kind of help will be offered. This paper aims to present a theoretical framework of health and disease, including chronic disease and disability.

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La metáfora biológica en la obra de Manuel González Prada

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Fernández-Cozman C. R.

Studia Romanica Posnaniensia

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2020

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vol. 47

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issue 4

111-122

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Manuel González Prada is one of the most important Latin American authors. He used the biological metaphor to criticize Peruvian society in the late nineteenth century. The metaphor of disease, animal and plant are three kinds of analog procedures that González Prada uses according to a naturalistic vision, heiress of Spencer's evolutionism. González Prada questions the imitation and lack of stylistic precision of writers in the nineteenth century, as well as conceiving that Peru is a sick organism

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Ostre zespoły wieńcowe.

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Ochyńska O., Pieniacka M.

Współczesne Pielęgniarstwo i Ochrona Zdrowia

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2012

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issue 2

40-44

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Ostry zespół wieńcowy jest coraz częściej występującą chorobą, dotykającą coraz młodsze osoby. Najczęściej choroba ta wywoływana jest przez samych chorych, którzy prowadzą nieodpowiedni tryb życia, ze zbyt dużą ilością stresu, nieprawidłową dietą oraz unikają kontaktu z lekarzem. Wraz z postępem medycyny można szybciej wdrożyć odpowiednie leczenie, a nawet zapobiegać chorobie. Celem naszej pracy było przedstawienie problemu, jakim są ostre zespoły wieńcowe, ich następstwa oraz wykazanie, że nasze zdrowie jest zależne od naszego trybu życia.

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Acute coronary syndromes is more occurring disease, which is affecting younger people. Mostly this disease is caused by patients, who have wrong lifestyle with a lot of stress, wrong diet and they don’t go to the physician. With medicine progress we can earlier implement right treatment even we can prevent disease. The target of our work was showing the problem which is acute coronary syndromes, their aftermaths and show that our health is dependent from our lifestyle.

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Duszpasterstwo ludzi starszych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem osób owdowiałych

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Bieleń R.

Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe

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2011

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vol. 29

21-34

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Old age is an ordinary phase of human life on Earth. It is time when one is reaping his or her lifetime harvest. It is also time when one’s fitness and agility decreases and often a disability appears. Senility is a moment of a human life fulfilment. It is kind of a “bridge” leading to eternity. It is inseparably connected with the problems of the suffering, the fading away and especially severe problem of the widowing. Age in the modern society is more and more important topic due to the fact that the society is getting older. The Catholic Church which wants to answer this “signs of the times” makes an required effort. In this article at the very begging was described the life situation of the aged people including the widowed people. Afterwards was characterized the ecclesial teaching about senility with a special emphasizing of the widowing problem. Subsequently was revealed actions which should be or are taken by the Church Ministry towards the old age people.

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Народні уявлення про хвороби крізь призму фразеології української та польської мов

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Чибор [Chybor] І. I. С. S.

Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej

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2017

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vol. 52

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Folk perceptions of disease through the prism of Ukrainian and Polish phraseologyThe article analyzes the phraseological units of the Ukrainian and Polish languages motivated by folk perceptions of the etiology of diseases; describes ethnocultural features of the formation of the analyzed units; and reveals that in Ukrainian and Polish phraseology the idea of personification and demonic origin of diseases is highlighted by coding in the phraseological units: 1) the outward appearance of mythical creatures similar to the appearance of an afflicted person; 2) specific actions of the personified disease that lead to the deterioration of health or even death; 3) folk ways of treating illness and so on. Ludowe wyobrażenia o chorobach przez pryzmat frazeologii języka ukraińskiego i polskiegoW artykule przeanalizowano jednostki frazeologiczne języka ukraińskiego i polskiego motywowane ludowymi wyobrażeniami o etiologii chorób; opisano etnokulturową specyfikę tworzenia badanych jednostek; oraz ustalono, że we frazeologii języka ukraińskiego i polskiego wyobrażenia o personifikacjach i demonicznym pochodzeniu chorób odzwierciedlone są za sprawą kodowania w jednostkach frazeologicznych: 1) osobliwości wyglądu zewnętrznego istoty mitycznej podobnego do wyglądu zewnętrznego chorego człowieka; 2) konkretnych działań uosobionej choroby, które prowadzą do pogorszenia samopoczucia albo śmierci; 3)ludowych sposobów leczenia choroby itd.

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Nazwy syfilisu w dawnej polszczyźnie

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Krótki Z.

Przegląd Humanistyczny

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2017

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vol. 61(3(458))

145-157

PL

In the article, the olden names of daglock from 15th to 19th century timeline were analysed and collected from all available lexicographical sources. The material was ordered based upon the ‘word-form’ structure and the etymology of researched appellations. It turned out that particular units were created in correlation with four primary senses such as: 1. ‘the symptoms of syphilis’, 2. ‘the place of epidemic pandemic’, 3. ‘the carrier with syphilis’, 4. ‘mythological creature causing syphilis’. Among forty two investigated units, currently only two are preserved: kiła and tryper. It can be acknowledged that the main causes of this phenomenon are medicine evolution and inhibition of the epidemic of syphilis as a primary principle of medical intervention. The dominating factor in this sketch is the analysis of contexts in which they were situated. The author examines the names with the meaning ‘syphilis’ in the history of the Polish language. Upon the statement of using this word in the dictionary registering the Old Polish, we can deduce the meaningful value of it in the given time.

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Konwersatorium: Medycyna na miarę człowieka. Wstęp

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Szałata K.

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae

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2009

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vol. 7

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issue 1

239-243

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Medycyna i jej metafory. O roli metafor w komunikacji lekarz–pacjent

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Domaradzki J.

Kultura i Edukacja

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2015

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issue 3(109)

27-46

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Metaphors are vital for medical practice and experience of illness. They enable negotiation of shared semantic space between physician’s and patient’s thought and language. For patients metaphors brighten difficult and abstract medical terminology regarding diagnosis, course of illness and therapy. They help attach shared meanings to body, health and illness. Metaphors also enable construction of the idea of what illness actually is, and thus they help in dealing with illness’ experience. It is due to the fact that metaphors enable expression of thoughts and feeling that are difficult to articulate: pain, suffering and fear of death. On the other hand, making use of metaphors may lead to misunderstanding and misinterpretation of reality. They may be a source of confusion, stereotypes and social exclusion. All in all, medical education should stress that medicine is not only a technē but also an art of interpretation in which metaphors are of key importance. Thus, this paper aims to describe main metaphors present in medical discourse: military metaphor, detective, terror, mechanic, (bio) informative, (bio)chemist, puzzle and riddle, economic, sport, ecologic, automobile, journey and dirt. I also describe some of metaphors present in genetic discourse: DNA as a text, code, information just as sacral and cartographic metaphors. My main thesis suggests, in opposition to Susan Sontag, that metaphors are vital to our understanding of illness and are essential for doctor - patient communication.

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Illness as a Metaphor for Post-totalitarian Heritage. The Novel The Infection by Stepan Prociuk

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Zambrzycka M.

Slavia Orientalis

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2021

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vol. LXX

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issue 4

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