To borrow a term Jürgen Habermas employs in a different context, religions may suffer from a "self-misunderstanding" of their own significance.
The history of the Vietnam War is a history of self-deception and misunderstanding.
The fact that the risk factors were self reported makes misunderstandings possible.
There is a misunderstanding that self-harm is an attempt for death, she says.
Part of the problem, of course, is that happiness just isn't as amusing to watch as frustration, misunderstanding and self-pity.
Much of Parade's End takes place within the heads of its characters: in memory and anticipation, reflection, misunderstanding and self-justification.
They know that its emphasis on "career progression" displays a fundamental misunderstanding of self-employed advocates whose very raison d'être is to avoid the structure of employment.
Such opposition by local medical associations may be motivated by self-interest, inadequate consultations, misunderstanding of the Cuban model of health care and language difficulties among others.
The analysis indicates that it rather seems to be a problem of careless reading/answering of questions, a failure in self-perception or a misunderstanding about specific terms or questions.
The reasons for these differences are complex, underpinned by a range of health beliefs and cultural attitudes; in some ethnic sub-groups participation in screening is at odds with cultural norms, and issues such as perceived lack of self-efficacy, cultural misunderstandings, barriers relating to spiritual beliefs and fear of cancer are all significant.
But there is an alternative view: namely, that Gerri and Tom are not all that admirable, but subtly complacent and self-satisfied, and we are misunderstanding the parasitism of their relationship with Mary.
