Future pain as a present concern

• Adaora Onaga ^[1]
  1. [1] Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria
• Localización: Estudios de Filosofía, ISSN-e 2256-358X, ISSN 0121-3628, Nº. 65, 2022, págs. 133-152
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.17533/udea.ef.345748
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El dolor futuro como preocupación presente
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  • español

    El dolor es multidimensional y complejo, afecta las estructuras ontológicas del ser humano y supera los límites espacio-temporales. Por lo tanto, se siente universalmente con un impacto en el pasado que se traslada al presente y se proyecta al futuro. Existen esfuerzos para mejorar o eliminar por completo el impacto del dolor, sin embargo, es necesaria una buena comprensión de sus dimensiones biológicas y antropológicas para orientar adecuadamente dichos emprendimientos. Este artículo identifica algunos factores sociales, culturales, médico-científicos e individuales que explican los cambios en los modos de experimentar y gestionar el dolor. Plantea que existe una falta de preparación general en los niveles físico, psicológico y espiritual para un futuro de dolor continuado. Así, analiza los factores que deben aprenderse para promover alteraciones favorables en las actitudes mentales, la sensibilidad al dolor y la tolerancia al dolor. Prepararse para un futuro de dolor requiere una reflexión interdisciplinar sobre los componentes corporales, emocionales y espirituales que constituyen la experiencia del dolor para reconducir su trayectoria.

  • English

    Pain is multidimensional, complex; it affects the ontological structures of the human being and exceeds spatio-temporal boundaries. Therefore, it is universally felt with an impact in the past, moving to the present, and projecting to the future. There are efforts to ease or completely eliminate the impact of pain, however, a good understand- ing of its biological and anthropological dimensions is necessary for proper orientation of such undertakings. This article identifies some social, cultural, medical-scientific, and individual factors that account for the changes in modes of experiencing and managing pain. It posits that there is a general unpreparedness on the physical, psychological, and spiritual levels for continued pain in the future. It thus analyses factors that need to be learnt in order to promote favourable alterations in mental attitudes, pain sensitivity, and tolerance to pain. Preparing for a future of pain requires interdisciplinary reflection on the bodily, emotional, and spiritual components that constitute the pain experience so as to re-direct its trajectory.

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