The conflicts and pressures experienced by carers and care receivers in intimate care.
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A Care relationship has to be 'constructed' (K100 course team 1998, p191) otherwise conflicts and pressures will arise. In all forms of care a person will encounter conflicts and pressures at some point whether it is a care receiver or a care giver, unless attention is paid to develop a constant relationship. Using relevant literature and personal experiences, I will explore the conflicts and pressures associated with the Intimate care relationship. I will do this from two perspectives, the perspective of the carer and the care receiver. I will firstly outline each conflict, and then I will suggest reasons why such a conflict might arise and suggest a solution. I define Intimate care or personal care as something that a care receiver would normally do for themselves, for example washing, dressing and using the toilet. In the essay I will refer to the care receiver as the 'client'. The first conflict...


