scholarly journals ‘Well the Future, that is Difficult’: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Analysis Exploring the Maternal Experience of Parenting a Young Adult with a Developmental Disability

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Thackeray ◽  
Virginia Eatough
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Developmental Disability ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Maternal Experience ◽  
The Future

Do people choose to be homeless? An existentially informed hermeneutic phenomenological analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 101-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Wharne
Keyword(s):  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
The Status ◽  
Housing Shortages ◽  
New Locations ◽  
Rational Calculation

Purpose – Homeless populations are a politically contentious problem and researchers struggle to achieve a balanced approach. They place emphasis on sharply contrasting factors, such as; institutional structures, ideologies or individual dispositions and differences. Central questions remain unanswered, i.e., is homelessness an outcome of society’s failings related to housing shortages, or a personal choice, as in the status of “intentional homelessness?” The purpose of this paper is to set aside assumptions, to explore experiences of homelessness and psychosis. Design/methodology/approach – An existentially informed hermeneutic phenomenological analysis; exploring transcribed narratives from semi-structured interviews with three men. Findings – These participants started to wander as a spontaneous response to distressing life experiences. Without any plan they travelled to new locations living on the street. Being contained and treated against their will in the psychiatric system was another source of distress. They did not choose homelessness through a rational calculation of their best interests. They felt at odds with society, which did not protect them and failed to meet their needs. Research limitations/implications – In qualitative research, findings are not generalisable to other settings. Practical implications – Homeless services should be enhanced by psychological expertise along with more person-centred emphatic approaches; the authors of social policies should consider their philosophical assumptions. Social implications – Systemised mental healthcare does not solve complex problems; fails to meet needs. Originality/value – The analysis informs the design of further research, prompts practitioners to review their understandings and provides grounds for the rewriting of policies.

Navigating Medical Care for a Young Adult with Developmental Disability

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Goss ◽  
Behnoosh Afghani ◽  
Cathleen C. Piazza ◽  
Thusa Sabapathy ◽  
Tayler Key ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Developmental Disability

scholarly journals Understanding the Experience of Discovering a Kindred Spirit Connection: A Phenomenological Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Finlay ◽  
Virginia Eatough
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Mutual Exchange ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Psychotherapy Practice

Preliminary existential hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of data based on 24 protocols, and our own reflexive discussion, reveals how “kindred spirit connections” manifest in myriad elusive, evocative ways. These special connections are experienced variously from briefly felt moments of friendship to enduringly profound body-soul love connections. This paper explicates five intertwined dimensions: shared bonding; the mutual exchange and affirmation of fellowship; the destined meeting or relationship; immediate bodily-felt attraction; and the pervasive presence of love. A wide ranging literature around the theme of love is outlined and the concept of kindred spirit is briefly applied to the psychotherapy practice context.

scholarly journals The Ethics of Survival: Responsibility and Sacrifice in Environmental Ethics

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Safit
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Species Extinction ◽  
Hans Jonas ◽  
Moral Response ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Individual

The primary concern of environmental ethics pushed to the limit is the question of survival. An ethic of survival would concern the possibility of morality in an environmental crisis that promises humanity immeasurable damage, suffering, and even the possibility of species extinction. A phenomenological analysis of the question of moral response to such future catastrophe reveals—in Heideggerian fashion contra-Heidegger—that the very question positions us in a relation of responsibility towards a world and a humanity that lies beyond one’s reach and extends into the future. Responsibility, then, arises as a constituting element that defines humanity and therefore cannot be bracketed away or suspended in a time of crisis. Through a reading of Hans Jonas’ notion of responsibility and a critique of some major notions of Environmental Ethics, this article argues that an ethic of survival is conditioned by the survival of humanity as a moral, responsible species. The main challenge of this responsibility is further suggested to be the clash between the autonomy and dignity of the individual and the vital needs of the larger community in the struggle for survival. 

scholarly journals Next steps for adolescent and young adult oncology workshop: An update on progress and recommendations for the future

Cancer ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 122 (7) ◽  
pp. 988-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Wilder Smith ◽  
Nita L. Seibel ◽  
Denise R. Lewis ◽  
Karen H. Albritton ◽  
Donald F. Blair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adolescent And Young Adult ◽  
The Future ◽  
Young Adult Oncology

Training young adult hip surgeons for the future: the Cambridge vision

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karadi H. Sunil Kumar ◽  
John E. Lawrence ◽  
Vikas Khanduja
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Imaging the young adult hip in the future

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 47-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasco V. Mascarenhas ◽  
António Caetano
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
The Future
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