Eine biographisch-diagnostische Analyse ätiologischer Zusammenhänge am Beispiel Krebs

The aim of this study was to explore the individual rules that guide behavior (regulative motivations, cf. Jüttemann 1991), which presumably determine part of a person’s identity. Based on the rule approach (Jüttemann 1987), an attempt was made to develop a diagnostic procedure for investigating the aetiological correlations of psychosomatic illnesses. Using cancer as an example, this method was used to determine potentially disease-relevant psychological factors. Based on the comparative casuistry, two detailed biographical interviews were compared. As a result, four criteria for the assessment of individual rules emerged, which are presumably relevant for the etiology: Level of cognition, rule character, rule orientation and rule handling.