Encountering the Dead Body
Experiences of Medical Students in their Anatomy, and Pathology Training
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margareta Sanner (0000-0002-9112-9584, Uppsala University Hospital, corresponding author), Margareta A Sanner (Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173-191 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/a5gk-mjtm-nc5m-xer2 |
| OpenAlex | W2015557299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 9 |
With the aim to deepen the understanding of reactions to procedures involving the dead body, medical students were interviewed after their anatomy and pathology training. The intensity of their reactions was estimated, and their attitudes toward having anatomic dissection, autopsy, and organ taking performed on themselves were explored. In the qualitative analysis, the material was integrated into themes and interpreted in terms of why the students reacted the way they did. Five themes emerged: 1) unlimited empathy, 2) the horrifying dead, 3) contra-instinctivity, 4) the superstructure of reverence, 5) and philosophy of life. They emanate from socio-cultural, psychological, and biological components, intertwined in an intricate interplay. Thus, the students' encounter with a cadaver became loaded because of these deeply rooted emotions. However, some of these reactions are of transient character, fading when more cognitively based processes start working. We must expect that the public's attitudes are influenced by the same components
Art · Autopsy · Character (mathematics · Dead body · Empathy · Epistemology · Literature · Pathology · Redress · Reverence · Anatomy and Medical Technology · Empathy and Medical Education · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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When the dead teach
Letters to Silent Teachers in Tzu Chi Medical School
Death Experiences and Hospice
Mediator Deathwork
Body Worlds
Cadaver Use and Coping Mechanisms in a Biomechanics Laboratory
Lessons from the Dead
Dealing with the dead patient at the intensive care unit
Identity change and the human dissection experience over the first year of medical training
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2020 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |