HLT 310V Week 2

Week 2 Topic 2 DQ 1

Refer to the GCU Introduction, The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy and the three concepts of the “healing environment” found in chapters 7-9 of Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing.  What is the phenomenology of illness and disease (i.e. the personal “what it is like”)? Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

What is a personal analysis of your own experience with illness and disease and how several factors colored that experience?  How can you relate to The Death of Ivan Ilych?

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The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy and the three concepts of the “healing environment”

Introduction

The room of Ivan Ilych’s study is almost alive. It has properties and qualities that can change depending on the circumstances and the mood of its inhabitant, according to Tolstoy. In this article, we will discuss how these properties manifest themselves in the “healing environment” created by Ivan Ilych

Environment influences behavior.

It’s not just about the physical environment, though. The way you think and feel about something can have an effect on your behavior. For example, if you are feeling sad and depressed, it will be harder for you to do things in a motivated manner because of this negative mood. If someone else is unhappy with their job or life situation and they spend time talking about their feelings with friends who share similar feelings; then those friends may start feeling better too!

There are many ways in which we can change our environment to influence health or behavior – including diet (e.g., eating junk food), exercise habits (e.g., lack thereof), social support networks (e.g., having family members nearby) etc..

The room of Ivan Ilych’s study.

In the beginning of the novel, Ivan Ilych is described as spending most of his time in his study. The room is small and dark, with walls that are stained from years of tobacco smoke. The furniture is old and worn, but it’s not used much anyway; instead it just collects dust on its shelves or sits there in disarray. There are papers everywhere—on tables, on chairs; on the floor; even hanging from the ceiling like vines! The room looks dirty because there is no order at all—it’s full of papers and books (including some medical ones) but also lots of files filled with documents related to business transactions or lawsuits between different people who have lived here over time but never communicated with each other before this point in time when they suddenly meet again after decades apart due to one person dying unexpectedly at age 60 which meant everyone else needed someone else’s help again since his wife had died years ago due to illness so now family members were left alone without much money needing assistance from anyone else except maybe charity organizations who may provide food donations if needed–but nobody seems interested in such things anymore except maybe charities themselves who might get involved if somebody reaches out directly asking them how they can help those less fortunate than ourselves.”

The “healing environment”

The “healing environment” is a place where you feel at ease. It can be a physical location such as your home, or it could be as simple as having a cup of tea with your friends. This can help with pain management because if you are relaxed and happy, then the brain will tell itself that no matter what happens in life there are no negative thoughts about it happening again. This means that instead of thinking “oh no my leg hurts!”, we will think “oh yes! I’ve had enough today – let’s go out for dinner!

Room and death.

The room of Ivan Ilych’s study is a symbol for the healing environment. In the beginning, it represents a comfortable place to be in, but later on it becomes associated with death and decay. The color of this room changes over time as well; from green to blue to gray (similarly to how we change from happy when we are young into old age).

The same thing happens with Ivan Ilych himself: first he has good health and happiness until he dies at age 50 years old; later on his wife dies at age 60 years old; then their son dies soon after them both

A room is almost alive.

You can see this in the room. A room is almost alive, because it is a part of the human body and its environment. We take care of our rooms like we would care for ourselves, or even better than ourselves. We clean them, keep them fresh with fresh air and light, buy new things to make them look nice (even if they don’t need it), change their decor regularly so that they don’t become boring or stale—and on top of all that we fill them with people who make us feel good about ourselves by giving us companionship and support during times when life seems bleak.

When we have good relationships with those we love most in life—our families—we are more likely to be healthy physically as well as emotionally; but when those relationships break down then so does our physical health along with mental health because most people have trouble dealing with stress which makes them feel sadder than ever before!

Conclusion

The end of Ivan Ilyich’s life is a sad one. He died in a room that had been the cause of his suffering for the past few years. The room had seemed to be alive, with its terrible memories and emotions. We can see that Tolstoy was able to write about such a room in an interesting way by using three different concepts: environment, behavior and human psychology. The rooms are almost alive because they can influence our behavior; we should not judge them based on how people act there but rather think about what makes them feel happy or sad when they enter it!