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The Existential Context

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Coping with HIV Infection

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Abstract

When we are confronted with a boundary situation1 that threatens our physical and psychological survival such as HIV disease, we often become aware of the givens of existence and their importance to us. The ultimate concerns or givens of existence are meaning, death, freedom, and isolation.2

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  1. Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Lena Nilsson Schönnesson

  2. WHO Center for Health Promotion Research and Development School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA

    Michael W. Ross

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Schönnesson, L.N., Ross, M.W. (1999). The Existential Context. In: Coping with HIV Infection. AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4681-8_7

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