Living with Brain Injury : Narrative, Community, and Women’s Renegotiation of Identity

Living with Brain Injury Narrative, Community, and Women’s Renegotiation of Identity

When Nancy was in her late twenties, she began having blinding headaches, tunnel vision, and dizziness, which led to the discovery of an abnormality on her brain stem. Complications during surgery caused serious brain damage, resulting in partial paralysis of the left side of her body and memory and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stewart, J. Eric, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press [2013]
Colección:Qualitative Studies in Psychology
Materias:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
PSYCHOLOGY / General.
Women > Physiology > Social aspects.
Women > Health and hygiene > Psychological aspects.
Brain damage > Patients > Rehabilitation > Case studies.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810659506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. People and Methodology
  • 2. Meeting Post-Injury
  • 3. Oneself as Another
  • 4. Fighting
  • 5. Sense (and Sensibility) of Community
  • 6. Wrestling with an Angel
  • Coda
  • Appendix
  • References
  • About the Author

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