[Violence and biography. Possible connections and some aspects of relationships in nursing]

Abstract

Coping with violence is part of the character of psychiatric institutions. Not only does it involve individual violence in every-day situations, but also the public legitimation of its double mission as an institution of help and correction. The biography of a person begins with birth and ends with death. During this period biography is the expression of individual inclinations and achievement, and their personal evaluations. It therefore expresses the personality of an individual. Institutions tend to treat a human being according to institutional rules rather than to consider his biography. Entering such institutions causes patients to feel threatened by being cut off from his own life and suffering violence. The following text will show possible relations between biography and violence, discuss them and give an explanation with an example. Possibilities of adequate coping attitudes in nursing care will be considered.