Sabidurías de una madre. Relatos de una recuperación

Riceliana Moreno; María Luz Salas

doi:10.5354/0719-5346.2017.46389

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Mother's wisdom. a recovery history

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Riceliana Moreno Universidad de los Andes
María Luz Salas Universidad de los Andes

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2017): Junio

https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2017.46389

Abstract

Traumatic Head Injury (THI), is one of main causes of serious severe long term disabling damage in automobile accident victims, and only some cases recieve timely and consistent medical care possibilities. However, even in very adverse circumstances can be accomplished remarkable progress in recovery and rehabilitation. Present the case of a 45-year-old man who suffered a THI as result of a car accident, at 19, mainly resulting in the loss of postural control, speech and motor performance. For the year 2016 is capable of communicate, perform activities of self care and moves around easely in his wheelchair or support points, thanks to them care and attentions of his mother and family who has used healing practices based on popular wisdom. Our goal is to analyze this case through the stories of life Bertaux (1999), and the formulated methodology within the ecological perspective of research in psychology proposed by Bronfenbenner (1987), to highlight the fundamental role met by family care and especially the mother, their system of beliefs, personality characteristics and the context cultural partner where they operate, in the recovery and rehabilitation from severe long term disabling damage.

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Traumatic Head Innjury, Neurological Rehabilitation, Bertaux, Brofenbenner, Resilience

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Moreno, R., & Salas, M. L. (2017). Mother’s wisdom. a recovery history. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 17(1), 165–169. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2017.46389

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