Volunteerism and its rationale

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Autor(a) principal: Antonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira
Data de Publicação: 2016
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/25777
Resumo: The contemplation of volunteerism as activity in medical school, put forward by Sapiro and Mattiello in the present issue of Scientia Medica, brings to light the idea that those who provide benefits have to understand why they do so, as occurs among adults. And to understand selflessness, a topic that has been recurrent in medicine over time, reading about what has already been produced is not enough, since exposure to the practice of concern for the welfare of others is essential.Observational evidence suggests that volunteerism may be beneficial to the mental health and survival of exposed individuals, even though the causal mechanisms remain unknown. Consequently, further studies are needed to shed more light upon the topic, but while that does not occur, the following quotation gives us some food for thought: “If you would like to be selfish, you should do it in a very intelligent way. The stupid way to be selfish is … seeking happiness for ourselves alone. … the intelligent way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others”. The Dalai Lama.
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spelling Volunteerism and its rationaleVoluntariado e suas razõesvolunteeringvolunteerismhappinessbeneficencestudentsmedical.trabalho voluntáriovoluntariadofelicidadebeneficênciaestudantes de medicina.The contemplation of volunteerism as activity in medical school, put forward by Sapiro and Mattiello in the present issue of Scientia Medica, brings to light the idea that those who provide benefits have to understand why they do so, as occurs among adults. And to understand selflessness, a topic that has been recurrent in medicine over time, reading about what has already been produced is not enough, since exposure to the practice of concern for the welfare of others is essential.Observational evidence suggests that volunteerism may be beneficial to the mental health and survival of exposed individuals, even though the causal mechanisms remain unknown. Consequently, further studies are needed to shed more light upon the topic, but while that does not occur, the following quotation gives us some food for thought: “If you would like to be selfish, you should do it in a very intelligent way. The stupid way to be selfish is … seeking happiness for ourselves alone. … the intelligent way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others”. The Dalai Lama.Reflexões sobre o voluntariado como atividade de estudantes de medicina, apresentadas por Sapiro e Mattiello nesta edição da Scientia Medica, trazem à tona o pensamento de que quem beneficia tem que entender porque beneficia, que é o que ocorre com adultos. E para o entendimento do que seja o altruísmo, tema familiar à medicina através dos tempos, não basta a leitura do que já foi produzido sobre o assunto, mas é inevitável a exposição à prática do benefício.Evidências observacionais sugerem que o voluntariado pode beneficiar a saúde mental e a sobrevida dos indivíduos expostos, embora os mecanismos causais permaneçam desconhecidos. Consequentemente, estudos futuros são necessários e devem esclarecer mais sobre o assunto e enquanto isto não acontece pode-se pensar sobre uma citação: "If you would like to be selfish, you should do it in a very intelligent way. The stupid way to be selfish is … seeking happiness for ourselves alone. … the intelligent way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others." The Dalai Lama.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2016-11-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/2577710.15448/1980-6108.2016.4.25777Scientia Medica; Vol. 26 No. 4 (2016); ID25777Scientia Medica; v. 26 n. 4 (2016); ID257771980-61081806-556210.15448/1980-6108.2016.4reponame:Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/25777/15062Copyright (c) 2016 Scientia Medicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAntonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira2017-06-20T18:43:31Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/25777Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/PUBhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/oaiscientiamedica@pucrs.br || editora.periodicos@pucrs.br1980-61081806-5562opendoar:2017-06-20T18:43:31Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Volunteerism and its rationale
Voluntariado e suas razões
title Volunteerism and its rationale
spellingShingle Volunteerism and its rationale
Antonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira
volunteering
volunteerism
happiness
beneficence
students
medical.
trabalho voluntário
voluntariado
felicidade
beneficência
estudantes de medicina.
title_short Volunteerism and its rationale
title_full Volunteerism and its rationale
title_fullStr Volunteerism and its rationale
title_full_unstemmed Volunteerism and its rationale
title_sort Volunteerism and its rationale
author Antonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira
author_facet Antonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Antonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv volunteering
volunteerism
happiness
beneficence
students
medical.
trabalho voluntário
voluntariado
felicidade
beneficência
estudantes de medicina.
topic volunteering
volunteerism
happiness
beneficence
students
medical.
trabalho voluntário
voluntariado
felicidade
beneficência
estudantes de medicina.
description The contemplation of volunteerism as activity in medical school, put forward by Sapiro and Mattiello in the present issue of Scientia Medica, brings to light the idea that those who provide benefits have to understand why they do so, as occurs among adults. And to understand selflessness, a topic that has been recurrent in medicine over time, reading about what has already been produced is not enough, since exposure to the practice of concern for the welfare of others is essential.Observational evidence suggests that volunteerism may be beneficial to the mental health and survival of exposed individuals, even though the causal mechanisms remain unknown. Consequently, further studies are needed to shed more light upon the topic, but while that does not occur, the following quotation gives us some food for thought: “If you would like to be selfish, you should do it in a very intelligent way. The stupid way to be selfish is … seeking happiness for ourselves alone. … the intelligent way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others”. The Dalai Lama.
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