Arborio Sophie
Université de Lorraine, Faculté de sport, 30 rue du jardin botanique, 54600 Villers-les-Nancy, France.
Soins Pediatr Pueric. 2015 Mar-Apr(283):37-9. doi: 10.1016/j.spp.2015.01.008.
Representations relating to epilepsy have evolved over the centuries, but the manifestations of epilepsy awaken archaic images linked to death, violence and disgust. Indeed, the generalised epileptic seizure symbolises a rupture with the surrounding environment, "informs it", through the loss of social codes which it causes. The social and cultural context, as well as medical knowledge, influences the representations of the disease. As a result, popular knowledge is founded on the social and cultural representations of a given era, in a given society.
几个世纪以来，与癫痫相关的认知不断演变，但癫痫的表现唤起了与死亡、暴力和厌恶相关的古老意象。的确，全身性癫痫发作象征着与周围环境的决裂，通过它所导致的社会规范的丧失来“告知”这种决裂。社会文化背景以及医学知识会影响对该疾病的认知。因此，大众认知基于特定社会、特定时代的社会文化认知。
