Mês: Outubro 2018

[NEL] – Underworld

UNDERWORLD

[uhn-der-wurld]
[noun]
  1. the criminal element of human society.
  2. the imagined abode of departed souls or spirits; Hades.
  3. a region below the surface, as of the earth or a body of water.
  4. the opposite side of the earth; the antipodes.
  5. Archaic. the earth.

Origin First recorded in 1600–10; under- + world

Etimology – c.1600, “the lower world, Hades,” also “the earth,” as distinguished from heaven. Cf. German unterwelt, Dutch onderwereld, Danish underverden. Meaning “lower level of society” is first recorded 1890; “criminals and organized crime collectively” is attested from 1900.

[Thesaurus]

[Charon the ferry man]

[NEL] – Catharsis

 

CATHARSIS

[noun]

  1. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
  2. Medicine/Medical: purgation.
  3. Psychiatry: a) psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects. b) discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition.

Etymology: from New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein, “to purge, purify”.

[J R Slatum, Catharsis]

[Thesaurus]

“Pensar a Universidade dos próximos 20 anos através de uma metodologia de cenários”

Resumo

Neste artigo, os autores propõem-se relatar o processo e analisar os resultados de uma abordagem metodológica baseada na construção de cenários para perspetivar a Universidade do futuro nas dimensões da formação, inovação e pesquisa e em função da intensidade valorativa de um conjunto de marcadores: mentes, afetos, autonomia, tecnologias, métodos, organização, edifícios, financiamentos, contextos, equipamentos, comportamentos, empregabilidade, democraticidade e internacionalização, em estudo no âmbito do Projeto “Marcadores de formação, inovação e pesquisa para a Universidade de hoje e do próximo decénio”. O presente texto não incidirá sobre a substância da matéria em estudo, ou seja, como é vista a evolução da Universidade no futuro, mas sobre a metodologia de construção de cenários prospetivos em sessões que combinaram uma dinâmica de workshop com a de grupo focal, envolvendo professores, investigadores e estudantes. Analisar-se-ão as dificuldades e potencialidades desta abordagem, as limitações encontradas e os contributos para o estudo global.

Artigo aqui

[NEL] – Ilusion

ILLUSION

[ih-loo-zhuh n]

noun

  1. something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
  2. the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension.
  3. an instance of being deceived. Psychology. a perception, as of visual stimuli (optical illusion), that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
  4. a very thin, delicate tulle of silk or nylon having a cobwebbed appearance, for trimmings, veilings, and the like.
  5. obsolete. the act of deceiving; deception; delusion.

Origin 1300–50; Middle English < Latin illūsiōn- (stem of illūsiō) irony, mocking, equivalent to illūs(us) past participle of illūdere to mock, ridicule (il- il-1 + lūd- play (see ludicrous) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -iōn- -ion

[Thesaurus]

[Escher, Chessboard]

 

“Talking about dying: How to begin honest conversations about what lies ahead”

Talking about dying: How to begin honest conversations about what lies ahead

Um relatório sintético (19 páginas, no total), com mitos, barreiras e casos, além das recomendações. Royal College of Physicians.

During our research, we identified that the timely, honest conversations about their future that patients want
are not happening. Many physicians do not feel confident to initiate these conversations, to handle prognostic
uncertainty or to discuss decisions about care and treatment that balance duration and quality of life. [p. 12]

The Talking about dying report seeks to offer advice and support for any doctor on holding conversations with patients much earlier after the diagnosis of a progressive or terminal condition, including frailty.

Key recommendations

  • Ask the patient if they would like to have the conversation and how much information they would want.
  • All healthcare professionals reviewing patients with chronic conditions, patients with more than one serious medical problem or terminal illness, should initiate shared decision making including advance care planning in line with patient preferences.
  • Conversations about the future can and should be initiated at any point. The conversation is a process not a tick-box, and does not have to reach a conclusion at one sitting.
  • Be aware of the language you use with patients and those they have identified as being important to them, and try to involve all the relevant people in agreement with the patient.