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The recognition of and empathic response to “personal legends”

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The ability to recognize and analyze a “personal legend” in the conversation of an older person is a useful tool for the skilled, compassionate conversation partner. Having isolated the legend, the empathic listener can offer the teller of the legend the gift of an understanding, clarifying interpretation of its significance.

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  1. Gaston Episcopal Hospital, USA

    Carolyn K. Dennis (M.Th.)

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Carolyn K. Dennis, M. Th., is assistant chaplain and program coordinator of the health care lay ministry training program at Gaston Episcopal Hospital, in Dallas, Texas.

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Dennis, C.K. The recognition of and empathic response to “personal legends”. Pastoral Psychol 32, 262–264 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01046319

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