A phenomenological analysis of bodily self-awareness in the experience of pain and pleasure: On dys-appearance and eu-appearance

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-342

  Zeiler, Kristin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bodily self awareness; Eu appearance; Pain; Phenomenology of the body; Pleasure; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; HUMAN; PAIN; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; PAIN; PLEASURE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77957664387     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-010-9237-4     Document Type: Article

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