30 Examples of Humanization

The humanization it is the process of attributing human characteristics to animals or objects, or of treating a person taking into account their condition as a human being and their rights. For example: A doctor who treats his patients with empathy.

In different areas, such as work and the economy, humanization is related to ethics, because it aims to conceive the subjects recognizing their subjectivity, their interests and their needs, that is, everything that makes a person human.

In medicine and health sciences, this concept refers specifically to treating patients with dignity. patients, since professionals in this sector not only have to attend to people, but they also have to consider your values, your feelings and your concerns.

• See also: Human rights

Examples of humanization

1. A nurse empathizing with a patient by asking how she is feeling physically and emotionally with the new medication.
2. A salesperson who listens carefully to the problems a customer has had with a product.
3. A doctor who respects the religious beliefs of a patient.
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4. An insurance salesman explains to his client all the advantages and disadvantages of a contract, that is, that he does not perceive him as a buyer, but as a person.
5. A hospital in which the main concern is that all patients obtain the treatment that corresponds to them.
6. A team of doctors who call the patient by her name and not by a number.
7. A factory owner who treats employees with empathy and respect.
8. A boy gives him a name and talks to his stuffed animal as if he were a person.
9. A dentist asks his patient whether or not he wants to use anesthesia in a simple procedure.
10. In a nursing home, visiting hours were extended so that patients can spend more time with their loved ones.

Humanization as a figure of speech

Humanization, also called personification either prosopopoeia, is a Figure of speech in which an object or animal is described or referred to as if it were a person. For example: The owl greeted his friends from the forest.

This figure of speech is widely used in myths, in the fables and in fantastic or horror stories, because in this type of text it is usual for abilities and characteristics of the human being to be attributed to objects and animals.

Examples of humanization as a figure of speech

1. The leaves on the trees rustled in the wind.
2. The shark laughed grimly.
3. With the raindrops, the sky began to cry.
4. The guitar sang sweetly.
5. The hare thought that she preferred to wait a bit before leaving.
6. The rug hugged his best friend.
7. The teapot and cup began to dance as the piano began to play.
8. The moon went to sleep smiling.
9. The house did not like having its walls torn down.
10. The library worried when books were checked out.
11. The fox was the wisest of all animals.
12. The car's engine was crying out for an oil change.
13. The river helped the fish to reach the sea.
14. The piano cried a sad melody.
15. The dog told his friends the truth.
16. The fire slowly died until only ashes remained.
17. The fountain answered the nobles' questions.
18. The car lights flashed nonstop.
19. According to the sorcerer, the wind is a great adviser.
20. The horse screamed for help.

Interactive test to practice

Follow with:

• Moral and ethic
• Value Types
• Cultural values
• Dignity
• Personification
• analogies

References

• Bermejo, J. c. and Villacieros Durban, M. (2018). Humanization and action. Ibero-American Journal of Bioethics, 8, 1-16. Available in: Comillas Magazines
• Fernandez, v. h. (2018). Practical dictionary of rhetorical figures and related terms: Tropes, figures of thought, of language, of construction, of diction and other curiosities. Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library.