Abstract

GAJARDO-UGAS, Alejandra  and  LAVADOS-MONTES, Claudio. The Communicative Process in the Physician-Terminal Patient Relationship. pers.bioét. [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.1, pp.48-55. ISSN 0123-3122.

Medical practice involves a specific type of interpersonal relationship in which health professionals must be able to use communicative methods and procedures effectively. These elements are essential to fulfilling a professional role, achieving the goals of medical practice and recognizing the human being as a person. The communicative process is central in human behavior and development, contributing its complexity and specificity and being a determining factor in all interpersonal relations. In personal development, each individual acquires experiences through his or her activities, in which the world is represented and given specific meaning. Through communication with other human beings, representations and meanings are modified. Communication has a transforming and enriching impact on one's personality and is of vital importance in the physician-patient relationship, as it can help to iron out differences and to facilitate subsequent communication, even in the case of terminally ill patients. This makes it a major therapeutic tool.

Keywords : Physician-patient relationship; communication; autonomy; truth.

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