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The Contemporary Manner of the 'Pity' in the Concept of Classical Meaning

  • Park, Yong-Kap
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.40-43
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    • 2009
  • The concept of pity has been continually debated as one of the major characteristics of tragedy, as highlighted by Aristotle. Especially, this concept might be changed according to the change of drama characters, relying on times. Aristotle says that 'pity' must be included in the accounts of tragedy along with fear. Historically, divergent interpretations have been understood in different meanings based on the worldview of each era. This thesis attempts to explore 'pity' including how it has been understood and discussed since Aristotle first mentioned it, and search for a way of having pity on a person who undergoes misery until now in the times of losing the tragedy in real meaning.

The Conflicts in Nurses Caring DNR (do-not-resuscitate) Patients (심폐소생술 금지(DNR) 환자를 돌보는 간호사의 갈등)

  • Kim, Hyeon-Ah;Kim, Kwuy-Bun
    • Journal of East-West Nursing Research
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.139-148
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the meaning of conflicts in nurses caring DNR (do-not-resuscitate) patients. Methods: The participants were 7 nurses caring DNR patients. Data were gathered using in-depth interviews. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Colaizzi method was used to analyze the data. Results: The significant results can be categorized into 7 concept descriptions and 5 theme clusters by analyzing the interviews. The major theme clusters for the experiences of nurses were 'Pity about exceptional nursing actions', 'Pity about the unilateral decision making', 'Pity about halfhearted family love', 'Pity about unprepared circumstance for deathbed', and 'Pity about the absent guideline for DNR'. Conclusion: The finding of this study will help nurses resolve conflicts in caring DNR patients and provide a scientific basis for developing nursing intervention strategies for DNR patients.

"It's our grief": Re-membering Blanche beyond Pity and Fear (테네시 윌리엄스의 블랑쉬 다시 기억하기 - 공포와 연민을 넘어서 책임과 공감으로)

  • Kim, Mijeong
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.38
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    • pp.29-63
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    • 2015
  • This paper attempts to re-read Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire from a non-Aristotelian perspective, particularly focusing on the audience performativity. In Chapter 6 of the Poetics, Aristotle says that tragedy has a final purpose or end (telos) and that is to inspire a catharsis (literally "purification") of pity and fear by means of representation and to give pleasure from experiencing their relief. However, a dramatic theoretician Augusto Boal argues that Aristotelian catharsis is not to get rid of pity and fear through their vehement discharge; rather, the basic function of catharsis is the purging of antisocial elements from the social body and the restoration of order because catharsis occurs when the spectator, terrified by the spectacle of the catastrophe, is purified of his "hamartia" which looks similar to the tragic flaw of the hero in the play. Thus, Boal asserts that Aristotle's coercive system of tragedy manipulates the emotions of the passive spectator. By contrast, in non-Aristotelian aesthetics, tragedy functions not as legitimation for a particular political configuration but as the performance of ethical acts-through which all the participants, including not only the actors but also the audience, communicate more actively about practical problems and actively work in order to make sense of themselves, others, and society. Here, the audience is required to restore and reinforce his/her capacity to think and to act; thus, an unquestioning, passive, indifferent attitude is not allowed. In these contexts, this paper explores how Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire involves the audience in the responsibility for what occurs on the stage, in order to urge the audience's ethical judgements and responsible acts. This paper argues that what this play asks of us is not catharsis, the purging of pity and fear, but empathy toward the other's pain, beyond pity and fear, to carry out our responsibility of sharing in and caring for the other's suffering. That is to say that it will be an ethical way to "re-member" Blanche DuBoi-the iconic Williams victim "dis-membered" by traumatic memories and open wounds and is thus unable to complete her grieving and mourning-as one of us, not as the other. It will be the only way to remember right regarding her tragedy.

The Subjective Burden of Family Caregivers with Schizophrenics and Its Predictors (정신분열병 환자 가족보호자의 주관적 부담과 그 결정요소)

  • Choi, Hae-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.45
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    • pp.374-399
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    • 2001
  • Experiences of the subjective burden and its determinants were analyzed in a sample of 110 primary family caregivers of adult schizophrenic patients. The subjects reported varying amount of subjective burden and its mean score was 17.84 that meant considerably high level of subjective burden. Reports of subjective burden were high in the items of 'pity', 'frustration and resentment', 'regret'. The result of factor analysis revealed that subjective burden consisted of four factors such as 'hopelessness', 'frustration and resentment', 'fear', and 'pity and anxiety'. The results about the determining variables of subjective burden indicated that the prognosis of patient, perceived stigma, the number of previous hospitalization, the availability of secondary caregiver, primary caregiver's age, and family income were predictive of primary caregivers' subjective burden. The result examining the multivariate relationship among subjective burden, stressors, social support, family demographic and socioeconomic characteristics revealed that the more important determinants of subjective burden were the prognosis of patient, perceived stigma, and the number of previous hospitalization, Implications for intervention to help with primary caregivers' subjective burden were discussed.

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A Study on the Probability Type Gacha System and the Usefulness of the Pity System (확률형 가챠 시스템과 천장 시스템의 유용성에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Jae-Wook;Kim, Hyo-Nam
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2022.07a
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    • pp.209-211
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    • 2022
  • 국내 게임 시장 규모는 2021년 21조원을 넘으며 시장이 빠르게 성장하고 있다. 이러한 매출 규모에 큰 비중을 차지하는 상품은 확률형 가챠 아이템이 매출에 많은 부분을 담당하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 현재 게임 산업에서 사용되는 가챠 시스템에 대한 문제점을 소개하고 한계선이 없는 가챠 시스템에 대한 내용을 제시하면서, 최근 업계에서 한계선이 없는 가챠에 대한 대처법으로 출시하고 있는 천장 시스템에 대하여 소개와 천장 시스템의 성공 사례 및 앞으로 천장 시스템이 어떤 방향으로 개선 되야하는지에 대한 내용을 제시한다.

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A review of the Traditional Concept of Psychologic Therapy in Oriental Medicine-specially about Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) Therapy- (오지상승요법(五志相勝療法)에 관한 임상사례(臨床事例) 연구(硏究)와 현대적(現代的) 이해(理解))

  • Jang Hyun-Ho;Lyu Yeoung-Su;Kang Hyung-Won
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.11-27
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    • 2001
  • In oriental medicine, from old times, psychological therapy has been regarded as physical therapy that has been inseparable from psychological therapy. The major objects for oriental psychological therapy is human emotions. Human emotions can be put in the seven feelings(七精) that include Joy(善), Anger(怒), Grief(思), Pity(悲), Fear(恐), Surprise(驚). The seven feelings are connected with human physiology. If each of the seven feelings if excessive, human physiology loses its valance. So the seven feelings are major causes of diseases. The specific character of oriental neuropsychiatry is to make use of the seven feelings in clinical treatment. These oriental neuropsychiatry therapies are performed through consultation with the patient. Of these therapies, Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) is based on the theo교 of interrelation in five elements(metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) in oriental medicine. Specially the sequential subjugations of the five emotions are applied. The contents of Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) include five subjugations of five emotions. Anxiety subjugates fear(思勝恐), fear subjugates joy(恐勝喜), joy subjugates pity(喜勝悲), pity subjugates anger(悲勝怒) and anger subjugates anxiety(怒勝思). The psychological therapy of Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) can be applied in all area of neuropsychiatry. These days, many mental diseases such as Panic Disorder, Depression Somatoform disorders, and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia have been improved by Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) therapy. Here, we present the treatment cases applied Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) therapy in oriental medicine quoted from old oriental books and the latest treatment cases. Moreover, we hope that many oriental therapist will treat many different patients with mental disorders by Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝療法) therapy.

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Historical Review on the Family Studies (가족연구의 역사적 고찰)

  • 이정연;유영주
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 1990
  • Scientific studies on the family have been done since 1960, considerable amounts have been accumulated quantitatively and qualitatively. But, it is a pity that research results from many other disciplines were not classified systematically nor exchanged each other. This historical review includes results on the family studies in Americal and Korea, in the latter, 1191 literatures are analyzed into 7 major domains : marriage and family values, family relationships, family structure, family problems, family studies trend, sex-roles, etc. Based on this article, more desirable theory building in Korean families is required.

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The Case Study of a patient with Yùzhèng(鬱證) who has treated by Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝) Therapy based on Forgiveness Program (울증(鬱證)환자에게 용서프로그램을 활용한 오지상승요법(五志相勝療法)을 시행하여 호전된 1례)

  • Lee, Sang-Eon;No, Dong-Jin;Park, Jang-Ho;Lee, Go-Eun;Park, In-Sook;Lyu, Yeong-Su;Ahn, Min-Seob;Jung, Ji-Ho
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.201-214
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    • 2010
  • Y$\grave{u}$zh$\grave{e}$ng(鬱證) comes from obstruction of qi by stress. The patient has depressed mood, irritable sign, chest discomfort, costal pain, angry state or some strange feeling on the throat. Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝) therapy is base on the theory of interrelation in five elements in oriental medicine. The contents of Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝) therapy include five subjugations of five emotions. Anxiety subjugates fear(思勝恐), fear subjugates joy(恐勝喜), joy subjugates pity(喜勝悲), pity subjugates anger(悲勝怒), and anger subjugates anxiety(怒勝思). Forgiveness program is a kind of psychological therapies to decrease the degree of anger and it is included in Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝) therapy. In this case, a female patient, 50 years old, who suffered from Y$\grave{u}$zh$\grave{e}$ng(鬱證) with chest discomfort, irritable sign, easily angry state, depressed mood, hot flush, insomnia. We used Oh-Ji-Sang-Seung(五志相勝) therapy besides herbal medication, acupuncture to her condition got improved. Therefore we reported it for the treatment.

Patients' Lived Experience in Rehabilitating from Stroke (뇌졸중 환자의 재활 경험)

  • Lee, Young-Ae
    • The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.20-30
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    • 2001
  • Stroke is known as a detrimental disease that leaves serious sequelae. The stroke patients suffer from limitations of physical and social activities. The patients try to adapt themselves to the limitations in order to achieve rehabilitation. This study was performed to clarify the lived experience of rehabilitation from the stroke patients. In collecting data for this study, in-depth personal interviews were made by a researcher from February to April in 2001 at rehabilitation clinics and physical therapy centers locate in Iksan city. The methodological approach was van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological methodology in order to understand the meaning and nature of stroke patients' experiences in rehabilitating their physical limitations. Collected data were analyzed with phenomenological way of study that was develope by van Manen. The 8 patients who agreed to participate in this research were inter viewed by researcher under the private and comfortable environment. Personal interviews were done three or five times per each patients and each interview took 70 to 90 minutes. The statements were analyzed and finally revealed three essential themes : Theme 1 - Desperateness to achieve freedom again Theme 2 - Seizing hope of recovering Theme 3 - Seeking support from family members, relatives and friends Based on these themes, stroke patients' rehabilitation experience are described as following. The stroke patients have strong desire to achieve freedom again in order to escape from social isolation. The stroke patients want to go back to the state of their previous health state. The stroke patients strongly try to do anything for their recovering and also to have positive thinking. In the other hand, they feel pity for themselves through desperation, fear, sorrow, and self-pity. The stroke patients have dissatisfaction about neighbors' rumor and attitude toward themselves. The stroke patients have experiences to rely on neighbors' support seeking a warm word of consolation. This research showed us that van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological methodology leads us to understand stroke patients' rehabilitation process more comprehensibly. Based on this research, it is suggested that further studies provide a foundation for the development of a rehabilitation theory for Korean stroke patients.

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A Spectrum Analysis of Reflection wave on Physical stimulus for the Objectification of Meridian Pathway & Channel Theory (경락순행통로 학설의 객관화를 위한 물리자극과 반사파의 스펙트럼 분석)

  • Lee, H.H.;Jeong, D.M.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.255-259
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    • 1997
  • The essence of meridian collateral and acupoints is an overall physiologic unction with the level of multiple unctional states. However it is a pity that until present, so in this paper described about some experimental results of physical reactions of meridian and acupoints. In order to verify meridian pathway and channel theory of energy in body. It is suppose that substance of meridian is pathway channel of the meridian materials. In basic examination, It was analyzed spectrum of reflection waves after beat or continuos vibrate to meridian point and non-meridian point meridian line and non-meridian line. The characteristics of reflection waves similar to flow channel in hydrodynamic. So it be able to suggest that the meridian is pathway and channel in body.

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