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Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture

Stigma in epilepsy arises from the misconceptions and prejudices rooted in the patient’s culture and traditions. Upbringing also has an important impact on the quality of life of epilepsy patients. In Chinese tradition, the main purpose of life is to be a “gentleman”, to fully express the true human...

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Main Authors: Tan, Chong Tin, Lim, Chooi Kwa
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Published: ASEAN Neurological Association 2019
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spelling my.um.eprints.233152020-01-06T02:57:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23315/ Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture Tan, Chong Tin Lim, Chooi Kwa R Medicine Stigma in epilepsy arises from the misconceptions and prejudices rooted in the patient’s culture and traditions. Upbringing also has an important impact on the quality of life of epilepsy patients. In Chinese tradition, the main purpose of life is to be a “gentleman”, to fully express the true human nature. The essence of being a gentleman is “benevolence” and “virtue”. According to Zhuangzi’s concept of “virtue overcoming deformity”, virtue can prevail over physical deficiencies. Consistent with such a principle, a person with epilepsy should receive high honour if he can demonstrate the character of a “gentleman”. In - traditional Chinese culture, the sense of shame is the foundation of morality; “feeling shame” and “being shameless” are important moral concepts. A gentleman has a sense of shame, whereas a “petty person” is shameless. However, the ability to resist feeling inappropriate shame - “not feeling ashamed” is also a trait of the gentleman. Thus, based on traditional Chinese philosophy, one should resist feeling ashamed for having epilepsy. Chinese culture emphasizes the importance of exerting vitality in the presence of adversity; people with epilepsy who do not feel ashamed of their deficiency is manifesting such a vitality. Traditional Chinese culture takes a positive attitude towards hardship and adversity, that it is essential for developing character and skills. Overcoming adversity requires responsibilities, the pre-requisite is personal freedom. Thus, allowing freedom and nurturing independence is consistent with traditional Chinese attitude to upbringing. © 2019, ASEAN Neurological Association. All rights reserved. ASEAN Neurological Association 2019 Article PeerReviewed Tan, Chong Tin and Lim, Chooi Kwa (2019) Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture. Neurology Asia, 24 (3). pp. 197-202. ISSN 1823-6138 https://www.neurology-asia.org/articles/neuroasia-2019-24(3)-197.pdf
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Tan, Chong Tin
Lim, Chooi Kwa
Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture
description Stigma in epilepsy arises from the misconceptions and prejudices rooted in the patient’s culture and traditions. Upbringing also has an important impact on the quality of life of epilepsy patients. In Chinese tradition, the main purpose of life is to be a “gentleman”, to fully express the true human nature. The essence of being a gentleman is “benevolence” and “virtue”. According to Zhuangzi’s concept of “virtue overcoming deformity”, virtue can prevail over physical deficiencies. Consistent with such a principle, a person with epilepsy should receive high honour if he can demonstrate the character of a “gentleman”. In - traditional Chinese culture, the sense of shame is the foundation of morality; “feeling shame” and “being shameless” are important moral concepts. A gentleman has a sense of shame, whereas a “petty person” is shameless. However, the ability to resist feeling inappropriate shame - “not feeling ashamed” is also a trait of the gentleman. Thus, based on traditional Chinese philosophy, one should resist feeling ashamed for having epilepsy. Chinese culture emphasizes the importance of exerting vitality in the presence of adversity; people with epilepsy who do not feel ashamed of their deficiency is manifesting such a vitality. Traditional Chinese culture takes a positive attitude towards hardship and adversity, that it is essential for developing character and skills. Overcoming adversity requires responsibilities, the pre-requisite is personal freedom. Thus, allowing freedom and nurturing independence is consistent with traditional Chinese attitude to upbringing. © 2019, ASEAN Neurological Association. All rights reserved.
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author Tan, Chong Tin
Lim, Chooi Kwa
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Lim, Chooi Kwa
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title Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture
title_short Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture
title_full Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture
title_fullStr Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture
title_full_unstemmed Epilepsy care: Work, upbringing, leisure, and Chinese culture
title_sort epilepsy care: work, upbringing, leisure, and chinese culture
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