病いにおける「他者性」と「同一性」 : 超越と変容へのダイナミクス

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss illness from the viewpoint "Otherness" and "Identity" through an overview of the literature and a case study. Illness is often thought of as a bad thing and meaningless. In addition, the act of diagnosis emphasizes the otherness of the illness. On the other hand, the illness is thought to have a deep relation with the person who has the illness, and it therefore has an important meaning. In addition, it was shown that illness becomes a part of a person's identity, or essence of identity. Illness is thoght to wave between "Otherness" and "identity", and it brings transcendence and transformation to the person who has illness. In the case study, the dynamics of the opposite elements "Otherness" and Identity and the aspect of the transcendence that it brings were demonstrated by the client’s dream and the progress of the case. It is important that the psychotherapists support advancement to the road of transcendence and the transformation of the clients without stopping the dynamics of illness.