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The theoretical work of Carolyn L. Wiener and Marylin J. Dodd on the Theory of Illness Trajectory has expanded this theoretical framework and expanded its utility for aiding both patients
and practitioners. Wiener and Dodd draw on the work of Glasser and Stauss in the 1960s and also Fagerhaugh and Strauss, which has associated "illness trajectory" with "all of
the related work in a course of illness as well as the impact on the workers," which includes patients and their families, as well as healthcare practitioners (Weiner and Dodd,
1993). This framework is valuable in that it takes into accord the "social context for work, a well as the social relationships affecting the work" (Weiner and Dodd, 1993, p.
20). The following examination of Wiener and Dodds model discusses the features of this theoretical perspective and suggestions for its application. Within the overall model of Illness Trajectory,
the contributions of Wierner and Dodd emphasize the importance of coping strategies. As a term, "coping" refers to the strategies that an individual employs in order to restore a conceptualization
of meaning to his or life when it has been disrupted by a stressful event (Weiner and Dodd, 1993, p. 17). In their theoretical perspective, Weiner and Dodd build on
this understanding using the metaphor of an "illness trajectory." T They point out that the term "trajectory" is borrowed from the physical sciences and refers to the "path of a
projectile hurtling through space" (Weiner and Dodd, 1993, p. 20). But, just as the trajectory of projectile can be altered by extraneous forces, such as gravity, wind, etc., so also
can an illnesss path be altered by the "interplay of medical, social, political, economic, biographical and psychological forces" (Weiner and Dodd, 1993, p. 20). As this suggests, these theorists posit
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