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type:Article

The objective of this research is to understand the effects that common sicknesses have on individuals through various peopleʼs comments on their experiences and definitions of being sick and relating this to the basic research involved in thinking about the future of clinical psychology. We conducted Internet based research on 552 participants who have experienced sicknesses in one of the following seven parts of their body: digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system, gynecological system, urinary system, endocrine/metabolic system, and nerve/muscle system. Furthermore, we had people comment on the following questions about their experience: 1．When are you conscious of your sickness. 2．How has this sickness affected your routines or things you do in your daily life. 3．How has this sickness affected your social life. 4．How has this sickness affected the way you live/your views on life. 5．What are the positive effects it has had on your life 6．What are the negative effects it has had on your life 7．What positive effects has it brought to your future. 8．What negative effects has it brought to your future. After analyzing the answers, it became clear that “food” was one of the most commonly influenced aspects of life after experiencing a sickness. Concerning questions 1,2,5, and 7, we were able to divide the answers with those related to “food” and those that were not. In the analysis of sicknesses according to the affected system, a similar characteristic could be observed, as with sicknesses ins systems closely related to “food” the experiences were mainly associated with food or health concerns that involved food and not with psychological or social aspects of oneʼs life. On the other hand, experiences with sicknesses that had little connection to “food” were mainly associated with the actions, health, and daily life aspects that had little relation with food and were closely associated with the social aspects of oneʼs life. Taking into account the significant relation “food” has with experiences in sicknesses, we studied the unique characteristics of these experiences.

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identifier:KJ00010082019