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La asimilación de experiencias problemáticas a través de narraciones: un estudio de caso

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Title: The assimilation of problematic experiences through narratives: A case study. Abstract: In this study we aim to describe the assimilation process through our participant narratives, Monica, who had oncological problems and to explore the advantages of the use of narratives for assimilating these expe- riences. Monica wrote 31 narratives during 8 months about her experiences of hav- ing fibroadenomas and benign tumors. These narratives were analized by the assimilation model and the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale or APES. The procedure to obtain the data ended with a sample of 373 passages that were analized with APES. Those passages were related to eight differ- ent topics and their corresponding dominant and non-dominant voices, from their problematic experiences. Results showed that Monica reached high levels of assimilation in seven of her eight problematic experiences. Despite this assimilation, data showed remarkable setbacks, in other words, a return from a higher to a lower stage of the APES.