Family Response to Loss of a Child by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Cornwell, Joanne; Nurcombe, Barry; Stevens, L. H.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130993.x

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“…This can be done through changing the world or self assumptions and through changing goals. It is often reported that a serious negative event can cause individuals to change the meaning and structure of their lives by reordering priorities (Shanfield, 1980;Taylor, 1983) changing their world or personal views (Cornwell, Nurcombe, & Stevens, 1977), or prompting individuals to change plans and make important decisions (Weisman & Worden, 1976). The changes that occur in a belief system as a result of victimization may provide an opportunity to reorder one's life, or may have less desirable effects.…”

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Life Schemes: A Framework for Understanding the Search for Meaning

Thompson¹,

Janigian²

1988

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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A conceptual framework is presented for understanding what is meant by "finding meaning." It is proposed that individuals have life schemes that provide a sense of order and purpose in one's life. A life scheme is a cognitive representation of one's life, much like a story, which organizes one's perspectives on the world and oneself, goals one wishes to attain, and events that are relevant to those goals. Severely negative events can challenge parts of the life scheme, disrupting one's sense of order and/or purpose. Finding meaning is a process of changing the life scheme or one's perception of the event, so that feelings of order and purpose are restored. Ways in which meaning is found, the role of attributions in the search for meaning, and the effects of finding meaning on future victimization are discussed within the life scheme framework.

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“…Parents who have lost a child to sudden infant death syndrome report that they have considerable fear about the health of their other children (Cornwell, Nurcombe, & Stevens, 1977).…”

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Life Schemes: A Framework for Understanding the Search for Meaning

Thompson¹,

Janigian²

1988

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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“…Indeed, it is common for parents to experience what appear to be many of the core symptoms of complicated grief following the death of the child. For example, parents often struggle to accept the fact of the death (Wheeler, 2001) and those that lose their children to SIDS report being shocked and stunned at the loss (Cornwell et al, 1977). Anger and overwhelming sadness are not uncommon emotions, especially for parents who have lost children to accidents, suicides, or homicides (Dyregrov, 1990, Murphy et al, 1999).…”

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The impact of losing a child on the clinical presentation of complicated grief

Zetumer

Young

Shear

et al. 2015

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background It is unclear whether bereaved parents with Complicated Grief (CG) struggle with their grief differently than others with CG. This study addressed this question by comparing CG severity, CG-related symptoms, thoughts and behaviors, and comorbid psychiatric diagnoses of bereaved parents with CG to the diagnoses and symptoms of others with CG. Methods Baseline data from 345 participants enrolled in the Healing Emotions After Loss (HEAL) study, a multi-site CG treatment study, were used to compare parents with CG (n = 75) to others with CG (n = 275). Data from the parent group was then used to compare parents with CG who had lost a younger child (n = 24) to parents with CG who had lost an older child (n = 34). Demographic and loss-related data were also gathered and used to control for confounders between groups. Results Parents with CG demonstrated slightly higher levels of CG (p = .025), caregiver self-blame (p = .007), and suicidality (p = .025) than non-parents with CG. Parents who had lost younger children were more likely to have had a wish to be dead since the loss than parents who had lost older children (p = .041). Limitations All data were gathered from a treatment research study, limiting the of these results. No corrections were made for multiple comparisons. The comparison of parents who lost younger children to parents who lost older children was limited by a small sample size. Conclusions Even in the context of CG, the relationship to the deceased may have a bearing on the degree and severity of grief symptoms and associated features. Bereaved parents with CG reported more intense CG, self-blame, and suicidality than other bereaved groups with CG, though this finding requires confirmation. The heightened levels of suicidal ideation experienced by parents with CG, especially after losing a younger child, suggest the value of routinely screening for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in this group.

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“…Studies have found that people cope with unsurmountable undesirable events by reordering their priorities (Taylor, 1983), their plans and life projects (Weisman & Worden, 1975), and/or their personal views of the world and themselves (Cornwell, Nurcombe, & Stevens, 1977), as well as by adopting new goals, discovering what is important to them, or learning new things that provide opportunity for growth and change (Carver et al, 1989;McCrae, 1984). This reorganization task is also implicit in Lindemann's (1944) concept of "grief work" and Janis's (1958) concept of the "work of worrying."…”

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Human Learned Helplessness

Mikulincer

1994

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A Continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring delivery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher. Human learned helplessness : a coping perspective / Mario Mikul incer. p. cm. -(The Plenum series 1n social/clinical psychology) 1. Helplessness (Psychology) I. Title. II. Series. BF575.H4M55 1994 155.2 ' 32-d c20 94-34949 CIP ISBN 978-1-4899-0938-1 ISBN 978-1-4899-0936-7 (eBook)

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Family Response to Loss of a Child by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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Life Schemes: A Framework for Understanding the Search for Meaning

Life Schemes: A Framework for Understanding the Search for Meaning

The impact of losing a child on the clinical presentation of complicated grief

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