Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the self
In a study aimed at establishing a greater understanding of the subjective experience of sufferers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), time perspective was identified as one of the most affected dimensions of the self. It was found that the chronic and unpredictable nature of CFS affected both the...
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University of the Free State
2003-06-01
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| Liŋkkat: | http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/781 |
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In a study aimed at establishing a greater understanding of the subjective experience of sufferers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), time perspective was identified as one of the most affected dimensions of the self. It was found that the chronic and unpredictable nature of CFS affected both the past and the future of participants. As both of these dimensions reside within the present, the present was marked by a sense of anxiety and uncertainty. Participants showed, however, that they were able to countermand this anxiety by focusing on the extended present. In this dimension they had the power to consciously shape a perspective from which to (re-)interpret events and (re-)appraise the self.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f8e8b62e6134898b9a46cadc1886c7b2024-03-18T11:08:10ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792003-06-0135110.38140/aa.v35i1.781Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the selfAnsie Carstens0Johann Mouton1Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)University of Stellenbosch In a study aimed at establishing a greater understanding of the subjective experience of sufferers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), time perspective was identified as one of the most affected dimensions of the self. It was found that the chronic and unpredictable nature of CFS affected both the past and the future of participants. As both of these dimensions reside within the present, the present was marked by a sense of anxiety and uncertainty. Participants showed, however, that they were able to countermand this anxiety by focusing on the extended present. In this dimension they had the power to consciously shape a perspective from which to (re-)interpret events and (re-)appraise the self. http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/781 |
| spellingShingle | Ansie Carstens Johann Mouton Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the self Acta Academica |
| title | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the self |
| title_full | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the self |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the self |
| title_short | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, time perspective and the self |
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