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The intentionality of insight
— the meanings given to insight in the lived experiences of AIDS dementia | | Author(s) | Angela Kelly |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 7, no 4, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp 521-544 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Dementia ; Personal relationships ; Attitude ; Anthropological studies ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Rather than duplicating biomedical research measuring insight, or suggesting models which could more reliably measure a person with dementia's insight, the author turns to the notion of insight reflexivity. Based on ethnographic research with four "intimate circles of care", she explores the consciousness of people with AIDS dementia's insight, the intentionality of insight in the phenomenological sense. With intentionality, what matters most are the meanings made of and the positions taken towards insight. The focus is on the ethnographic description of the meanings and positions that informants had of insight. Intentionality is not necessarily truth of fact, but rather a position taken. From the meanings and positions taken by informants, four themes of intentionality of insight emerged: insight as heart-wrenching; agency, control and purpose; the hope of losing insight; and insight as life-giving. Intentionality of insight emerged in relation to intimacy, emotions and relationships. Insight was experienced within and narrated through a liminal state. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090126207 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: EA: DS: DP: 3FA: 7YA |
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