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Bereavement and heightened existential awareness.

I D Yalom1, M A Lieberman

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, CA 94305.

Psychiatry
|November 1, 1991
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Spousal bereavement can confront survivors with their own mortality, potentially leading to profound psychological growth. Examining life deeply during grief may alter the bereavement course, similar to positive changes seen in terminally ill patients.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Existential Psychology
  • Bereavement Studies

Background:

  • John Donne's writings suggest death awareness can be profound.
  • Terminally ill patients may experience positive psychological changes when confronting death.
  • Spousal bereavement may confront survivors with their own mortality.

Observation:

  • This research investigates if spousal bereavement leads to confronting one's own death.
  • The study explores whether bereaved individuals who examine their lives deeply experience different bereavement courses.
  • It questions if bereavement can induce psychological shifts analogous to those in terminally ill patients.

Findings:

  • The study aimed to determine differences in existential awareness among bereaved spouses.

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  • It assessed the consequences of existential awareness on the bereavement course.
  • The research also sought to identify factors predicting heightened existential awareness.

    • Implications:

    • Bereavement may offer opportunities for significant personal growth and existential awareness.
    • Understanding existential awareness in grief can inform support strategies for widows and widowers.
    • This research highlights the potential for positive psychological shifts following the loss of a spouse.