Giving meaning to illness: An investigation of self-defining memories in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients

摘要: Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are often unable to adequately fulfill their established roles due physical disabilities and cognitive changes, making this chronic illness particularly threatening personal identity. Twenty-five MS 25 healthy controls were asked recall five self-defining memories (SDM). Overall characteristics of SDM did not differ between controls; displayed preserved capacity draw meaning upon past events. Moreover, almost two-thirds mentioned at least one related about 25% patients' referred MS. These experienced as more negative associated with tension than other but led toward positive emotion less over time; they also central integrated the We concluded that self-challenging events may trigger both emotional processes enabling integration in self-representations.