Five essential questions to accompany in the suffering

  • Cristina Coca Pereira niversidad Autónoma de Madrid. Madrid, España.
  • Sophia Denizon Arranz Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
  • Beatriz Moreno Milán Hospital La Fuenfría. SERMAS. Madrid, España.
  • Jesús Manuel Pérez Viejo Universidad Internacional de la Rioja. Madrid, España.
  • Pilar Arranz Carrillo de Albornoz Servicio de Hematología. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid, España
  • Helena García Llana Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ. Madrid, España.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/psic.71360
Keywords: Suffering, psychological accompaniment, attention, responsibility, regulation, acceptance, gratitude.

Abstract

Suffering appears naturally and spontaneously when we do not have resources to deal with a threat. Accompanying suffering is not an easy task and requires skills, abilities and knowledge, as well as personal development. Identifying and addressing suffering is one of the main functions in clinical practice. To be able to identify how this experience affects healthcare professionals, and to generate strategies to face it, could protect us and facilitate the exercise of helping others. The main objective of this article is to realize a theoretical review, accompanied by practical keys, in order to present five previous questions that constitute an essential knowledge for accompaniment. It is intended to stimulate reflection and learning skills that allow us to develop our actions from consciousness and in coherence with our values and objectives.

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Sophia Denizon Arranz, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Centro de Simulación Clínica. Facultad de Medicina.

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Published
2020-09-07
How to Cite
Coca Pereira C., Denizon Arranz S., Moreno Milán B., Pérez Viejo J. M., Arranz Carrillo de Albornoz P. y García Llana H. (2020). Five essential questions to accompany in the suffering. Psicooncología, 17(2), 227-237. https://doi.org/10.5209/psic.71360
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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2020)
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