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A Study of the Fool as a 'Wise Fool' and 'Healer' in King Lear (『리어왕』에 나타난 현명한 바보이자 치유자로서의 광대에 관한 연구)

  • Ryu, Da-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.78-85
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    • 2015
  • Fools usually make people laugh through their comic appearances and foolish behaviors. A fool in King Lear also gives us pleasure by his unique jokes and humors, however, he is not so foolish. He is very wise and has the intuition to penetrate people's mind and understands the facts. He predicts the future, criticizes the untrueness and heals the wounded mind. He always keeps Lear company and makes him realize his own foolishness. After getting out of his own suffering and fear, Lear experiences his healing process of purification with the help of the fool. In this respect, the fool in King Lear is a wise helper and healer for King Lear.

Perceived Importance, Educational Needs, Knowledge and Performance Concerning Pressure Ulcer Care by Clinical Nurses (임상간호사가 지각한 욕창 간호의 중요도, 교육요구도와 지식 및 수행과의 관계)

  • Yang, Nam-Young;Moon, Sun-Young
    • Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.95-104
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: To examine pressure ulcer care from the standpoints of perceived importance, educational needs, knowledge and performance among clinical nurses. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with a convenient sample of 289 nurses from four hospitals. Questionnaire data collected from June to August 2008 was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: The mean scores of importance and educational needs concerning pressure ulcer care were high, performance was moderate, and knowledge was low. Knowledge level differed significantly according to career, performance differed significantly according to pressure ulcer care education and the main healer(the person primarily responsible for treatment). Perceived importance differed significantly according to the main healer, and educational needs differed significantly according to working area and the main healer. Significant correlations were evident between performance and importance, performance and educational needs, importance and knowledge, and importance and educational needs. Conclusion: Focus on perceived importance and educational needs to clinical nurses about pressure ulcer care may be beneficial to improve knowledge and practice of pressure ulcer care, and should be reflected in the development of effective programs to enhance relevant nursing skills.

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Psychological Symbolism of the Shamanic Song of Princess Bari : From the Perspective of Analytical Psychology (무가 바리공주의 심리학적 상징성 : 분석심리학적 입장에서)

  • Young Hee Kim
    • Sim-seong Yeon-gu
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.1-54
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    • 2021
  • Princess Bari, the seventh daughter of the King and Queen, is abandoned at birth. She one day embarks on a solitary journey into the underworld to seek the antidote she needs to save her ailing father. The shamanic myth then depicts terrible ordeals, after which the Princess manages to obtain the elixir of life to bring her parents back to life, leading to her deification as the Queen of all shamans. The life of Princess Bari as the ancestor of shamans incorporates the necessary rite of passage to become a shaman, persevering through all manner of trials and tribulations until death and then being reborn. Princess Bari's story of deification as the goddess of shamans constitutes the archetype or the primitive image of the collective unconscious, the mytheme. From the perspective of analytical psychology, Princess Bari, who became the Queen of shamans after undergoing a process of pain, death, and then rebirth demonstrates a facet of the individuation process, evident in heroic mythology. Princess Bari not only cured her parents of disease but also brought them back to life. What enabled her to obtain the elixir to resurrect her parents was her love and compassion for them based on self-sacrifice, enduring all the trivial and repetitive undertakings of everyday life. She viewed the world and behaved from the perspective of a broader Self. Making herself a powerful healer through the ordeals in the underworld, Princess Bari is the psychopomp as well as the healer archetype. The sacred power of healing that goes beyond the Princess' sufferings represents the Self Archetype inherent in the mentality of the Koreans, in other words, a symbolic power that indicates the divine representation of a healer.

A Study on the analysis of Whitney Houston, the healer of the world-based on Shin Jae-hyo's gwangdaeron (clown theory)

  • Ko, Kyung-Ja;Cho, Hyun-Yong
    • CELLMED
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.28.1-28.2
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to find out why Whitney Houston gave healing to people around the world based on Shin Jae-hyo's gwangdaeron (clown theory). In Korean music, gwangdae (廣大, the title of clown) is a nickname dedicated to outstanding artists. Not only is it a clown that cannot be a person, but it does not give a clown a nickname for doing art activities. This is why Shin Jae-hyo, a pansori (Pansori epic chant) theorist and critic in the late 19th century of the Joseon Dynasty, presented the virtues of outstanding artists. There are four outstanding clown conditions claimed by Shin Jae-hyo: appearance (人物), words (辭說), perfect vocal music (得音) and wonderful movements (neoreumsae). These conditions show how difficult it is to be a gwangdae (a prominent artist), or an accomplished artist. We think Whitney Houston is a famous singer who fits these conditions. In her heyday, she was optimized for Shin Jae-hyo's clown theory, while her post-2007 moves are regrettable. However, it is clear that he is a singer who fits well with the title of America's greatest clown. In conclusion, I felt that the best emotion through music was the best healing, and that the best singer was becoming the best healer.

The Formation of the Historical Identity of Korean Doctors (한국 의사의 역사적 정체성 형성)

  • Yeo, In-sok
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.75-79
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    • 2021
  • In modern society, doctors are a representative example of professionals-that is, doctors are members of an occupation with high barriers to entry. For doctors, long-term education, training, and licensing are factors that make it difficult to enter medical practice. These external characteristics, which have mainly arisen in the modern era, play an important part in the professional identity of doctors. Nonetheless, the core of the doctor's identity is the identity of the healer. In today's Korean society, the universal identity of doctors as healers results from a combination of the special historical identity of professionals with high entry barriers. Korean society currently demands a high level of ethical awareness from doctors. These demands are partly derived from the nature of the practice of medical care, but they also reflect demands for strong social responsibility as professionals. It is difficult to cultivate professional ethics simply by imposing legitimate virtues, presenting an ideal model, or emphasizing moral education that is not fully realistic. A deep-rooted sense of professional ethics stems from a clear awareness of professional identity. Education plays an important role in the formation and awareness of doctors' professional identity, and various types of content and methods can be used in education. However, since the identity of an entity is formed through the process of historical experience, it is thought that the historical process of the formation of doctors as a profession should be included as an important part of education.

What can traditional healing do for modern medicine

  • Adams, James David Jr.
    • CELLMED
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.9.1-9.6
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    • 2014
  • Modern society suffers from a disease burden that is caused by out of balance patients. Obesity causes patients to be out of balance and develop diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Obesity also promotes cancer. Traditional medicine can help people learn how to live in balance. When a person is in balance, the body heals itself. This article teaches the advantages of traditional healing in the modern world.

Roles Traditional Healers Play in Cancer Treatment in Malaysia: Implications for Health Promotion and Education

  • Merriam, Sharan;Muhamad, Mazanah
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.3593-3601
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    • 2013
  • Background: For a number of reasons from cultural compatibility, to accessibility, to cost, traditional healers are a major source of health care in developing countries. In Malaysia, it's been estimated that upwards of 80% of the population consult traditional healers even if simultaneously seeking treatment from the Western medical system. Partially as a result of the widespread practice of visiting traditional healers, cancer diagnosis and treatment in Malaysia is often delayed or interrupted resulting in late presentation, advanced stage diagnosis, and a higher mortality rate than in Western countries. However, there is very little research on the role of traditional healers in cancer treatment in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was designed to identify the roles traditional healers play in cancer diagnosis and treatment, with an eye to alleviating the cancer burden through educational responses with four publics in mind-policy makers, Western medical personnel, traditional healers, and the general public. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 Malay traditional healers, 13 cancer survivors who had seen both traditional healers and Western doctors, and 12 cancer medical specialists. Results: Analysis of the data from these 39 participants revealed four roles traditional healers play in cancer treatment-medicinal healer, emotional comforter, spiritual guide, and palliative caregiver. Conclusions: Three roles (emotional, spiritual, palliative) can be seen as complementary to the allopathic system. Emotional and spiritual roles may augment the effectiveness of biomedical treatment. Cancer awareness and education programs need to position traditional healers as complementary, rather than an alternative to Western medical treatment; Validating the roles Traditional Healers can play in cancer treatment in MY through health promotion and education will contribute to alleviating the nation's cancer burden.

Control of RPG Game Characters using Genetic Algorithm and Neural Network (유전 알고리즘과 신경망을 이용한 RPG 게임 캐릭터의 제어)

  • Kwun, O-Kyang;Park, Jong-Koo
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2006
  • As the development of games continues, the intelligence of NPC is becoming more and more important. Nowadays, the NPCs of MMORPGS are not only capable of simple actions like moving and attacking players, but also utilizing variety of skills and tactics as human-players do. This study suggests a method that grants characters used in RPG(Role-Playing Game) an ability of training and adaptation using Neural network and Genetic Algorithm. In this study, a simple game-play model is constructed to test how suggested intellect characters could train and adapt themselves to game rules and tactics. In the game-play model, three types of characters(Tanker, Dealer, Healer) are used. Intellect character group constructed by NN and GA, and trained by combats against enemy character group constructed by FSM. As the result of test, the proposed intellect characters group acquire an appropriate combat tactics by themselves according to their abilities and those of enemies, and adapt change of game rule.

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