Phenomenology of resentment: Expressions of women with terminal and breast cancer

Authors

  • Evelyn Rodríguez Morril Universidad de Colima
  • Leticia Villareal Caballero Universidad de Colima
  • Sara L. Pérez Ruvalcaba Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4515-7744
  • David Loaiza Muñoz Universidad de Colima

Keywords:

resentment, cancer, dreams, victims

Abstract

We present a study of women and the role of unexpressed, negative emotions in the formation of cancer in their bodies. We cite six cases of sick women, with whom we worked in both conscio­ us and unconscious states, based on dream analysis, drawings, representations and symbols. The confrontation and accompaniment given to the women resulted in an attitude change through the recognition of the pathology or resentment; for which we employed the categories fear, rejection, desperation, exclusion, and unloved. The women recognized the recreation of negative fantasies that helped them arrive at a basic revelation that it is possible to change their attitude with positive affirmations. The article builds on philosophical and existential theory studies

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Author Biographies

Leticia Villareal Caballero, Universidad de Colima

Mexicana. Maestra en sexología por la Universidad de Québec en Montreal, Canadá. Pasante de la maestría en criminología por la Universidad de Colima. Profesora investigadora de la Facultad de Psicología de la misma Universidad de Colima.

Sara L. Pérez Ruvalcaba, Universidad de Colima

Mexicana. Maestra en ciencias por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Labora en el ITESO de Guadalajara, Jalisco.

David Loaiza Muñoz, Universidad de Colima

Mexicano. Maestro en psicología aplicada por la Universidad de Colima, en donde es profesor de la Facultad de Psicología.

Published

2023-07-21

How to Cite

Rodríguez Morril, E., Villareal Caballero, L., Pérez Ruvalcaba, S. L., & Loaiza Muñoz, D. (2023). Phenomenology of resentment: Expressions of women with terminal and breast cancer. Géneroos, 15(4), 19–36. Retrieved from https://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/generos/article/view/1406

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Research articles