Illness Narratives

Question 0

Contingent Narratives

Answer 0

• Describe events surrounding onset of illness such as traumatic life event
• Describe early course of an illness/disorder such as medical diagnosis

Question 1

What did illness narratives develop out of and by whom?

Answer 1

Developed out of biographical disruption by Bury (2001)

Question 2

Moral Narratives

Answer 2

• Social apologia, Defence of situation and Self presentation to Ensure that narrator is competent, active and social

Question 3

Core Narratives

Answer 3

• Describe course of an illness with different types of expression including:
  
  • Epic, heroic, tragic, didactic (teach)