1986
DOI: 10.1177/019251386007003006
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Dealing with Loss in the Family Context

Abstract: A family systems analysis of two therapy cases contradicts conventional views of mourning as being primarily an individual experience or measurable most importantly in terms of short-term impact on health. Rather, the event of a father's death is shown in one case to compound problems slowly over five years, whereas in another case, it facilitates the young adult son's process of maturation. The particular patterns of the family prior to the death and their larger sociocultural context are shown to be essentia… Show more

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“…Een aantal auteurs suggereert dat gezinstherapie beter werkt bij rouwproblematiek dan individuele benaderingen (o.a. Bowen, 1978;Rosenthal, 1980;Gelcer, 1983Gelcer, , 1986. Er is ons echter geen vergelijkend onderzoek bekend.…”
Section: Voor-en Nadelen Van Een Gezinsbenadering Bij Rouwproblematiekunclassified
“…Een aantal auteurs suggereert dat gezinstherapie beter werkt bij rouwproblematiek dan individuele benaderingen (o.a. Bowen, 1978;Rosenthal, 1980;Gelcer, 1983Gelcer, , 1986. Er is ons echter geen vergelijkend onderzoek bekend.…”
Section: Voor-en Nadelen Van Een Gezinsbenadering Bij Rouwproblematiekunclassified
“…They may deal with their mourning by rejecting or overprotecting the child. It may also be helpful to consider the process of grieving from a family perspective (16). Some families are able to express their feelings in a way that promotes the grieving process, whereas others who adopt a more "stoic" attitude may have more trouble in working through their grief.…”
Section: Familial Reactions To a Biological Deficitmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…G rieving has traditionally been viewed as an individual response to loss, and little attention is given in the research or clinical literature to family and social factors that affect the grieving process (Gelcer, 1986;Moos, 1995;Walsh & McGoldrick, 1991). Yet, loss and grief are by nature imbedded in a social and relational context.…”
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confidence: 99%