As I hope that this paper has made clear, one of the biggest problems for caregivers is how we can define and foster a practical hope in our patients. Kaethe Weingarten addresses this very issue;
Within theology, philosophy, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, nursing, sociology, and anthropology definitions of hope abound. Yet, few theoreticians have been able to move from the abstract to the pragmatic. Few clinicians have taken up the challenge to articulate specific connections between hope as a theoretical construct and hope as a practice.
Weingarten sets out to provide a pragmatic and useful application of hope that she calls reasonable hope. In this section I will overview her concept of reasonable hope and how it might be helpful to
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traumatized persons. One of the most distinguishing features of reasonable hope is that it is very reasonable. This is in contrast to the overly grandiose images of hope that society often elicits. Popular images of hope are often set up without any limiting factor that leaves the mind to wonder beyond reason; “Classic images of hope—a butterfly, a rainbow, an undemanding bird that perches in one’s soul—set up expectations and standards that are without limit.” What sets reasonable hope apart is that it is something that may actually be obtainable. This idea may be difficult to conceptualize, so I will provide an example. An example of generic, overly optimistic hope would be to tell a person suffering from PTSD that they can be made “as good as new.” This sounds nice, but in practice it is useless. A person suffering from PTSD is likely never going to feel this way; they will likely never forget the traumatic events. Life will never be like it was, and ignoring that reality is not helpful. An example of reasonable hope would be to tell the same person, “I know you are hurting, but I have to believe that you can regain something that you lost.” Reasonable hope is realistic and practical, and it invites traumatized persons to dream of a realistic future that is better than the present. Another feature of reasonable hope is that is requires the active participation of the individual.
Reasonable hope is not a passive state, but is a state of action. Weingarten writes, “Reasonable hope’s objective is the process of making sense of what exists now in the belief that this prepares us to meet what lies ahead. With reasonable hope, the present is filled with working not waiting; we scaffold ourselves to prepare for the future.” With reasonable hope, developing and fostering hope actually becomes a project. Related to this idea is the concept of time. Hope, by almost every definition, is primarily concerned with the future. At the core of every person that hopes is the basic hope that the future will be better than the present. And because hope is future orientated (as it should be), the present is often reduced to a period of waiting and anticipation. Reasonable hope makes the best use of the time spent in waiting to help the individual see their hope realized. Weingarten claims the heart of reasonable hope is, “the activity of making sense of what is happening to us.” In this sense the process is more important than the end goal. Weingarten invokes the old phrase in claiming that the journey is more important than the destination. Weingarten also claims that it is more helpful to think of hope as a verb rather than a noun or object. Doing so communicates the idea that hope is an activity: we do hope. Hope is something that we do, not something that naturally …show more content…
happens. While the journey is more important than the destination, the destination is still important. And when hope becomes an activity then it is natural to set goals for ourselves. If our hope is generic, then our goals will be generic. On the other hand, if our hope is reasonable and practical then our goals will be as well. Therefore reasonable hope seeks to creation opportunities and pathways to achieve realistic goals. This is not to say that the goal will be easy, but rather that the goal is something that can be obtained. Often times this means that in order to foster reasonable hope that we must be prepared to forfeit our greater hope. In the earlier example that I used of the person suffering from PTSD, it may be difficult for the person to give up on the idea of being made new, but ultimately that goal is very unlikely and will probably not be met. By hoping for something smaller yet reasonable, it is more likely that the person will find success. Hecker and Buckley illustrate this concept wonderfully in one of their case studies. Both Hecker and Buckley were working with a woman who had made a mistake and was taken to jail. Social Services were working to remove the woman’s children from the home and both Hecker and Buckley were disappointed by the situation. Buckley writes about the situation: I asked Suzanne [Hecker] what she was hoping for in this situation… It was something like: “Bail Chloe out of jail, and make sure that the kids are returned to her.” We reflected together that she could work to make this happen, but that it was unlikely.
What might her next hope be—just a bit smaller and more attainable than that one?... What if Chloe can’t get out of jail? Suzanne thought for a moment, and generated the idea that she and her co-clinician could make sure that they called Chloe, and maybe they could go visit her in jail—to let her know that they still cared for her, and believed in
her. In this case study it simply was not realistic for the idealized hope to be realized. It is one thing to hope for the best, but it is another thing entire to hope only for the best and to not be satisfied with anything else. Reasonable hope is accommodating to the person and to the situation. In this manner hope that is reasonable is more helpful to persons afflicted by trauma. Reasonable hope does not sugar-coat the situation, but rather it offers something that can be touched and felt, something that is real.
Health care providers remain hopeful when their patients do not give up and are following their recommendations. They remain realistic by trying to not get attached to their patients, otherwise they will lose their objectivity. Yes, being hopeful can make someone bear responsibility, because being hopeful can make others be hopeful as well. It is the responsibility of whoever was hopeful first and spread that hope to the less hopeful.
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EXAMPLE Gerda and Suse argue over how long the war will last. They end their conversation by betting a quart of strawberries and cream. Gerda and Suse discuss, ‘“It may be longer than we imagine,’ Suse said, her gaiety vanishing. ‘No, no. It won’t be!’ I spoke quickly. ‘Let’s bet on it.” she challenged. ‘It will be longer than a year.’ ‘Shorter than six months.’ I was confident” (113). Therefore, Gerda and Suse’s conversation proves that Gerda will continue to stay hopeful because she is confident that the war will be shorter than most believe it to be. EXAMPLE Gerda meets a Hungarian girl who believes that the girls are going to die soon. Gerda denies this because she has hope and she knows the Hungarian girl does too. Gerda challenges the girl by telling her that she if she didn’t truly have hope, to go to the charged, wired fence barricading the camp. Gerda and the Hungarian girl argue, “‘...It won’t be long until our turn comes’ she said matter-of-factly. ‘Maybe it never will,’ I replied. ‘You are silly!’ she exclaimed. ‘Don’t tell me you still hope.’ ‘I do, and you do too!’ I snapped back (196). Most people would agree that this conversation demonstrates hope because after nearly everyone lost hope, Gerda continued to believe. Multiple techniques are used to illustrate the power of hope within All But My
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The term “hope” appeared many times within the letters of Paul, fifty-four in the NIV Bible to be exact. The Greek term that Paul used for “hope”, “ἐλπίς ”, conveys a sense of trust in a divinely given future. Paul amplified this definition for hope in Romans; he wrote, “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?”
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Throughout history, humanity has found a guide. It can be seen as many things, a light at the end of the tunnel, a force pushing one forward, or even a lifeline. There are many ways to describe such a concept but, it can be simplified down to one word, hope. Hope can be defined in many different ways but, most widely can be defined as a feeling of expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen. In life and literature, hope can be the most powerful force in a person's life.
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The “Hope” is optimism. Freedom from hope is freedom to your soul. You can no longer hurt yourself by living. It is hard to believe that being hopeless leads to living, but living is an imprisonment. We try to be the best we can be but does life limit us?
...y emotion. You cant live life in the “what if’s”; hope gives us courage and faith—the ability to dream and see true happiness.