Conceptualization of emotions in three medical systems: traditional chinese medicine, ayurveda and traditional mexican medicine

The  emergence  of  alternative  and  complementary  medicines  (CAM)  to  address  emotional  upsets,  chronic  ailments and  achieving  overall wellness has  been  reported  in  several  countries.  Its  practices  generally  deal  with  the  psycho-physiological  and  the  spiritual  state.  Although  there  are  studies  concerning  different  aspects  about  CAM,  it  is  still little  the  information  on  the  concepts  of  person,  body  and  emotion  they  hold.  Therefore,  the  aim  of  this  paper  is to  determine  the conceptualization  of  emotions  in  traditional  chinese  medicine,  Ayurveda  and  traditional  mexican medicine. The information has been gathered on theoretical texts and works based in ethnographies. The three health practices conceptualize the body and emotions based on a vast symbolic world in which representations of the universe, nature and human beings are juxtaposed. The human being is represented as an interweaving of functions expressed materially (organs, tissue, etc.) and immaterially (energy, emotions, etc.). In order to come to understand the emotions we first need to know the macro cosmic development, because emotions are manifestation of the energies that produce all  forms  of  life.  Into  these  health  practices,  the  organic,  emotional  and  energetic  aspects  are  equally  important  for diagnosis and treatment

Análisis discursivo de las identidades. El caso de los trabajadores de una institución de salud

The current organization of work in the health sector based on profitability, competitiveness and flexibility has had an impact on the shaping of workers’ identities. We understand that identity is an interactional achievement, produced and negotiated in discourse, modeled by institutions. Here we reflect on the identities that emerged in a dialogical way among the staff of the health centers. From 2012 to 2014 we made observations in 19 primary care centers of the Secretary of Health of the CDMX. We interviewed 78 workers: administrative, medical and paramedical staff. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analyzed by means of different syntactic and narrative markers. The recurrent identities were: evaluated, allied, institutional, employable, professional, critical and pioneer. Although the values they subscribe are opposed, they conform to the demands of the institution and are the effect of the current ways of organizing the work.La actual organización del trabajo en el sector salud, basada en la rentabilidad, la competitividad y la flexibilización, ha repercutido en la conformación de las identidades de los trabajadores. Entendemos que la identidad es un logro interaccional, producida y, negociada en el discurso, y modelada por las instituciones. Aquí reflexionamos sobre las identidades que emergieron de manera dialógica entre el personal de los centros de salud. Del 2012 al 2014 realizamos observaciones en 19 centros de primer nivel de atención de la Secretaría de Salud de la CDMX. Entrevistamos a 78 trabajadores: personal administrativo, médico y paramédico. Las entrevistas se audiograbaron, transcribieron y analizaron mediante diferentes marcadores sintácticos y narrativos. Las identidades recurrentes fueron: evaluado, aliado, institucional, empleable, profesionista, crítico y pionero. Si bien los valores que suscriben se contraponen, se ajustan a las demandas de la institución y son el efecto de las actuales formas de organizar el trabajo