CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Mai, Thanh |
|---|---|
| Title | You're just being dramatic: An account addressing women's pain through the lens of trust, testimony, and communication |
| Summary | Chronic pain is a problem that affects millions of people living in the Western World, and women make up a large portion of this population of pain sufferers. Yet, women still have a difficult time receiving treatment for their pain. In this thesis, I argue that establishing a climate of trust can resolve some of the problems that prevent women from receiving adequate treatment during the diagnostic process. First, I examine the taxonomy on pain, limiting the scope of my research to two issues: (1) the stigma that comes from the over psychologization of women’s pain and (2) physicians dismissing or devaluing women’s pain. Then, I argue that these two issues result from a failure of trust and communication that results in two epistemic harms, namely testimonial injustice, and testimonial smothering. Lastly, I propose that we build a climate of trust based on Karen Jones’ motive-based account of trust, which I argue should resolve the problem of communication and trust during the diagnostic process. |
| Supervisor | Rippon, Simon |
| Department | Philosophy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/mai_thanh.pdf |
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