Meaning-making: A underestimated resource for health? a discussion of the value of meaning-making in the conservation and restoration of health and well-being
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Alsaker, Sissel; Hagen, Julia; Haugan, Gørill; Lehmann, Olga; Nilsen, Marianne; Reidunsdatter, Randi; Sæther, Wigdis
Peer reviewed, Journal article
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https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3044072Utgivelsesdato
2021Metadata
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Encyclopaideia. Journal of phenomenology and education. 2021, 25 (59), 1-14. 10.6092/issn.1825-8670/11986Sammendrag
This article discusses the function, development and maintenance of meaning and the importance of meaning-making from different perspectives, as it is based on a collaboration between professionals from health science and psychology. The aim is to discuss how meaning-making processes can be employed in the health context to enhance individuals’ well-being. Starting point is a description of the common basis of the understanding of meaning-making. Afterwards brief examples from the different professional areas will show how meaning-making can improve health care practice. We will focus on the processual nature of meaning-making, its existential layers, as well as the ways in which meaning-making is at play in everyday activities and limit situations, such as illness or suicidality.