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Page 134
... painful diseases , operations , or condi- tions even in cases where patients claim to be un- aware of pain . Pain calls for methods of control by the physician rather than an approach that might help the person in pain take on ...
... painful diseases , operations , or condi- tions even in cases where patients claim to be un- aware of pain . Pain calls for methods of control by the physician rather than an approach that might help the person in pain take on ...
Page 135
... pain in its real sense is still virgin territory for research . The historian of pain has to face three special problems . The first is the profound transformation undergone by the relationship of pain to the other ills man can suffer .
... pain in its real sense is still virgin territory for research . The historian of pain has to face three special problems . The first is the profound transformation undergone by the relationship of pain to the other ills man can suffer .
Page 137
... pain " means a breakdown of the clear - cut dis- inction between organism and environment , between stimulus and response . .24 It does not mean a certain class of ... pain , perception of it in another is so The Killing of Pain 137.
... pain " means a breakdown of the clear - cut dis- inction between organism and environment , between stimulus and response . .24 It does not mean a certain class of ... pain , perception of it in another is so The Killing of Pain 137.
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The Epidemics of Modern Medicine | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 31 |
Introduction | 121 |
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