The other side of the mirror. Empathy and intersubjectivity in the clinical encounter
The ability of a doctor or a nurse to establish an empathic connection with the experience of another's suffering is a quality that is highly valued by patients. Following an approach anchored in the anthropology of experience that recovers the perspective of doctors and nurses from the public...
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I28-R246-article-177252025-12-16T17:22:06Z The other side of the mirror. Empathy and intersubjectivity in the clinical encounter El otro lado del espejo. Empatía e intersubjetividad en el encuentro clínico O outro lado do espelho. Empatia e intersubjetividade no encontro clínico Fontes, Cristina Empatía Relación Médico-paciente Sufrimiento Fenomenología Antropología de la Experiencia Empathy Doctor-patient relationship Suffering Phenomenology Anthropology of experience Empatía Relação médico-paciente Sofrimento Fenomenología Antropologia da experiência The ability of a doctor or a nurse to establish an empathic connection with the experience of another's suffering is a quality that is highly valued by patients. Following an approach anchored in the anthropology of experience that recovers the perspective of doctors and nurses from the public health system of the department of Humahuaca (province of Jujuy, Argentina), the multiple factors that influence the establishment of this empathic connection in the clinical encounter are analyzed. It is concluded that the possibilities of such a connection are always uncertain and that they depend not only on a certain predisposition of the professional to understand the circumstances of the other but also on the social, cultural and political context that provides a framework for the relationship of intersubjectivity that develops in each clinical encounter, as well as the existential circumstances of the actors involved in it. La capacidad de un médico o de un enfermero para sentir empatía con la experiencia del sufrimiento del otro es una cualidad altamente valorada por los pacientes. Siguiendo un enfoque anclado en la antropología de la experiencia, que recupera la perspectiva de los médicos y enfermeros del sistema público de salud de Humahuaca (provincia de Jujuy, Argentina), en este trabajo se analizan los múltiples factores que inciden para que se establezca esa conexión empática en el encuentro clínico. Se concluye que las posibilidades de dicha conexión siempre son inciertas y que no dependen solo de cierta predisposición del profesional para comprender la situación personal de cada paciente sino, además, del contexto social, cultural y político que le da marco a la relación de intersubjetividad que se desarrolla en ese encuentro, así como de las circunstancias existenciales de los actores involucrados en ella. A capacidade de um médico ou enfermeiro estabelecer uma conexão empática com a experiência do sofrimento do outro é uma qualidade muito valorizada pelos pacientes. Seguindo uma abordagem ancorada na antropologia da experiência que recupera a perspectiva dos médicos e enfermeiros do sistema público de saúde do departamento de Humahuaca (província de Jujuy, Argentina), são analisados os múltiplos fatores que influenciam o estabelecimento dessa conexão empática no encontro clínico. Conclui-se que as possibilidades dessa ligação são sempre incertas, e não dependem apenas de uma certa predisposição do profissional para compreender as circunstâncias do outro, mas também do contexto social, cultural e político que enquadra a relação de intersubjetividade que se desenvolve em cada encontro clínico, bem como as circunstâncias existenciais dos atores nele envolvidos. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2025-12-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/17725 10.34096/cas.i62.17725 Cuadernos de antropología social; Núm. 62 (2025); 27-42 1850-275X 0327-3776 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/17725/15590 Derechos de autor 2025 Cristina Fontes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Empatía Relación Médico-paciente Sufrimiento Fenomenología Antropología de la Experiencia Empathy Doctor-patient relationship Suffering Phenomenology Anthropology of experience Empatía Relação médico-paciente Sofrimento Fenomenología Antropologia da experiência |
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Empatía Relación Médico-paciente Sufrimiento Fenomenología Antropología de la Experiencia Empathy Doctor-patient relationship Suffering Phenomenology Anthropology of experience Empatía Relação médico-paciente Sofrimento Fenomenología Antropologia da experiência Fontes, Cristina The other side of the mirror. Empathy and intersubjectivity in the clinical encounter |
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Empatía Relación Médico-paciente Sufrimiento Fenomenología Antropología de la Experiencia Empathy Doctor-patient relationship Suffering Phenomenology Anthropology of experience Empatía Relação médico-paciente Sofrimento Fenomenología Antropologia da experiência |
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The other side of the mirror. Empathy and intersubjectivity in the clinical encounter |
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The ability of a doctor or a nurse to establish an empathic connection with the experience of another's suffering is a quality that is highly valued by patients. Following an approach anchored in the anthropology of experience that recovers the perspective of doctors and nurses from the public health system of the department of Humahuaca (province of Jujuy, Argentina), the multiple factors that influence the establishment of this empathic connection in the clinical encounter are analyzed. It is concluded that the possibilities of such a connection are always uncertain and that they depend not only on a certain predisposition of the professional to understand the circumstances of the other but also on the social, cultural and political context that provides a framework for the relationship of intersubjectivity that develops in each clinical encounter, as well as the existential circumstances of the actors involved in it. |
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