Sumarah J
Ment Retard. 1989 Feb;27(1):19-23.
Three metaphors were examined as a means of understanding staff-resident relationships in the field of mental retardation. The organic and mechanical metaphors that have dominated beliefs and attitudes in this field were reviewed and critiqued. The personal metaphor that provides an image and understanding of residents not as animals or machines but as persons was examined. The two principal aspects of the personal metaphor--agency and relationship--were presented with a view toward understanding their implications in the area of staff-resident relationships.
研究了三种隐喻，作为理解智力障碍领域工作人员与住院患者关系的一种方式。回顾并批判了在该领域主导信念和态度的有机和机械隐喻。审视了个人隐喻，它提供了一种对住院患者的形象和理解，即他们不是动物或机器，而是人。呈现了个人隐喻的两个主要方面——能动性和关系，旨在理解它们在工作人员与住院患者关系领域的意义。
