Risch Andreas.pdf - Osteopathic Research

Frequencies of metaphors for „acting“ according to rank:
Rank Category Number of Metaphors: Percentage: %
N
1 OSP* 44 18
2 Orientation 34 14
3 STC* 27 11
Frequencies of metaphors for „social/psychological/ethical“ according to rank:
Rank Category Number of Metaphors: Percentage: %
N
1 Rules/Regulation 18 12
2 OSP* 15 10
3 Visual 14 10
Frequencies of metaphors for „feeling/sensing health“ according to rank:
Rank Category Number of Metaphors: Percentage: %
N
1 OSP* 33 25
2 Nature 15 11
3 Space 11 8
8.2 Qualitative analysis
As mentioned above the OSP (Other Sensory Perception) is the single top category
of all metaphors and appears in all ranking lists among the top categories being the
first also in the fields of “thinking”, “acting” and “sensing or feeling health”. It seems to
be a key category for contributing to the dominant concepts and mental models for
health among osteopaths. Frequent metaphoric expressions are:
HEALTH AS A sensory (feeling, sensing) EXPERIENCE (personal and professional),
PERCEPTION, UNDERSTANDING, BELIEF.
HEALTH AS AN AWARENESS (bio-psycho/emotional-social), INTUITION, STATE
OF BEING, CONFIDENCE:
HEALTH AS THE HIGHEST VALUE (HAPPINESS, FREEDOM, PEACE).