"Thinking a Lot" Among the Khwe of South Africa: A Key Idiom of Personal and Interpersonal Distress.
"Thinking a Lot" Among the Khwe of South Africa: A Key Idiom of Personal and Interpersonal Distress.
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10.1007/s11013-015-9475-2
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2016-09
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Reis R
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den Hertog TN;de Jong M;van der Ham AJ;Hinton D;Reis R
“想太多”，以及“想得太多”等变体，是世界各地常见的表达痛苦的习语。在特定的地方，这个表达痛苦的习语的上下文含义仍然不为人知。本文对地方词语的内容、成因、后果以及社会反应和应对进行了系统研究|西安|的te与|欧盟-加拿大|a te，两者都被翻译为“思考很多”，是南非克韦人中更大的民族志研究的一部分。对社区成员的半结构化探索性访谈显示，“思考很多”是指反思个人和人际关系问题的共同经历。后果描述在情感，心理，社会，行为和身体的影响。应对策略包括社会支持、分散注意力和宗教活动。我们的情境化方法揭示了“想很多”的含义和体验，超越了心理状态或精神病理学。“想得很多”的共同经历是在社会政治、经济和社会背景下发生的，反映了Khwe族被边缘化和流离失所的地位。我们认为，“想很多”和相关的本地含义可能会有所不同的设置，可能不一定表明精神病理学，并应在个人，人际，社区和社会政治层面的理解。
“Thinking too much”, and variations such as “thinking a lot”, are common idioms of distress across the world. The contextual meaning of this idiom of distress in particular localities remains largely unknown. This paper reports on a systematic study of the content and cause, consequences, and social response and coping related to the local terms |x’an n|a te and |eu-ca n|a te, both translated as “thinking a lot”, and was part of a larger ethnographic study among the Khwe of South Africa. Semi-structured exploratory interviews with community members revealed that “thinking a lot” refers to a common experience of reflecting on personal and interpersonal problems. Consequences were described in emotional, psychological, social, behavioral, and physical effects. Coping strategies included social support, distraction, and religious practices. Our contextualized approach revealed meanings and experiences of “thinking a lot” that go beyond a psychological state or psychopathology. The common experience of “thinking a lot” is situated in socio-political, economic, and social context that reflect the marginalized and displaced position of the Khwe. We argue that “thinking a lot” and associated local meanings may vary across settings, may not necessarily indicate psychopathology, and should be understood in individual, interpersonal, community, and socio-political dimensions.