Work, love, and play after brain injury.
Human self-awareness is not easily reducible to known principles of neurochemistry, neurophysiology, or neuropsychology. The author encourages a broader, less restrictive exploration of the nature of self-awareness as it relates to brain-injured patients. He elucidates the role of symbols in neuropsychological rehabilitation and suggests that work, love, and play are the primary symbols of normality that can reconcile brain-injured patients to their neurological condition.
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D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007602:Jungian Theory; D008149:Love; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012649:Self Concept; D013561:Symbolism; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology; D014937:Work