Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

autogobierno y cuidado de su persona

English translation:

managing her affairs and taking care of herself

Added to glossary by Ruth Ramsey
Jun 10, 2019 20:10
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Spanish term

autogobierno y cuidado de su persona

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney (Spain)

My question is how to differentiate between "autogobierno" (which also seems to be referred to as "gobierno de su persona" and "cuidado de su persona".

"Cuidado de su persona" would seem to imply "taking care of oneself" or "looking after oneself". Does "autogobierno" or "gobierno de su persona" refer to managing ones affairs or is it wider than this because "actos de disposición" and "gestión patrimonial" are mentioned later in the sentence?

Many thanks in advance for your clarification.

"Mientras dure este estado civil de incapacitación no podrá realizar, por sí misma actos jurídicos referidos al autogobierno y cuidado de su persona, así como tampoco actos de disposición y gestión patrimonial."

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Discussion

Ruth Ramsey (asker) Jun 11, 2019:
Thank you Manuel. It's quite a wide term in Spanish, which is proving challenging to translate concisely in English.
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta Jun 11, 2019:
Ruth: I think this definition and explanation of “autogobierno” may be helpful to you:
«…. el autogobierno se concibe como la idoneidad de la persona para administrar sus intereses, intereses que comprenden no sólo los materiales, sino también los morales y, por ende, la guarda de la propia persona, o, como dice un autor, el gobierno de sí mismo por sí mismo significa la adopción de decisiones y la realización de actos concernientes a su propia esfera jurídica tanto en el plano estricto de la personalidad como en el plano económico o patrimonial: Desde el punto de vista médico se dice que el autogobierno tiene tres dimensiones o intensidades, la patrimonial (autonomía e independencia en la actividad socioeconómica), la adaptativa e interpersonal (entendiendo por tal la capacidad de afrontar los problemas de la vida diaria en la forma y manera que sería de esperar para su edad y contexto sociocultural) y la personal (en el sentido de desplazarse eficazmente dentro de su entorno, mantener una existencia independiente en relación con las necesidades físicas más inmediatas, incluyendo alimentación, higiene y autocuidado). (…)»
(https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/5157928.pdf

Proposed translations

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control of day-to-day affairs and personal healthcare

'managing one's affairs' - yes. I think so.

Compare a Living Will and Trust in the USA with a Durable - previously an Enduring - P of A in the UK.
Example sentence:

Many people when confronted with serious questions related to their health, financial status, and general management of their day-to-day affairs,

A Durable Power of Attorney is a legal document that enables an individual to designate another person, called the attorney-in-fact, to act on his/her behalf, even in the event the individual becomes disabled or incapacitated.

Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac
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Thanks and gracias. I'd have thought, for the first part, management of day-to-day affairs would have rolled and tripped off the tongue, but apparently not.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Adrian. I think these terms are tricky because there seems to be some overlap."
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self-management and self-care

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autonomy and self-care

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self-determination and self-care
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agency and self-care / autonomy and self-care

Agency and autonomy seem to be the most accurate terms to speak about "self-government" in matters relating to disability, going by the terminology used in medical papers and opinion pieces regarding disability legislation.
Example sentence:

"...an instrument to measure exercise of self‐care agency."

"...to assess their influence on autonomy and self-care."

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