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The idea of imagination: an analysis of "imagery"
Victoria Menzies1, Ann Gill Taylor
1Florida International University School of Nursing, Miami, USA.
Background:
Although the benefits of guided imagery are now more widely recognized, the definitions of imagery used by various health science disciplines are inconsistent.
Purpose:
To conduct an analysis of the concept of imagery as understood among the health science professions.
Methods:
An inductive, descriptive means of inquiry was used to clarify the concept of imagery. Data were analyzed by categories: surrogates, attributes, contextual information (antecedents; consequences), related terms, and references.
Findings:
The prevailing surrogate term for mental imagery is visualization. Attributes of imagery include psychophysiological, mental, quasi-reality, dynamic, and process. References include therapeutic settings.
Conclusions:
This concept analysis has led to the following working definition: "Imagery, a mental function, is a lived experience that is a dynamic, quasi-real, psychophysiological process." The analysis was intended to identify consensus on the concept of imagery within the health professions, and provide a foundation for further research.
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