在家人去世后的感觉: "我继续努力克服这些感觉"
Abigail J Rolbiecki1, Karla T Washington2, Jason G Holman3
1Department of Family Medicine and Division of Geriatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Death studies
|September 19, 2023
概括
在规范性死亡后,如失去患有痴呆症的老年家庭成员后,丧失丧失的意义包括纪念这个人,反思照顾和情绪处理. 这项研究探讨了"正常"损失的创造意义.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 悲伤研究 悲伤研究
背景情况:
- 在悲伤中,创造意义至关重要,特别是在非典型死亡 (例如,儿童死亡,自杀) 引发意义危机后.
- 在统计学上规范性死亡之后,如老年人长期患病后去世后,人们对创造意义的过程不太了解.
研究的目的:
- 探讨在规范性损失之后的丧失期间寻找意义的基本性质.
- 为那些经历老年痴呆症家庭成员死亡的个人确定创造意义的主题.
主要方法:
- 描述性的现象学研究.
- 对定性访谈进行分析.
- 对六名参与者的数字叙述进行分析.
主要成果:
- 在创造意义的过程中确定了三个关键主题:纪念整个人,反思照顾者的经历,以及情感的创造意义.
- 这些发现揭示了在不断增长的人口群体中"正常"损失后的意义.
结论:
- 在规范性死亡后的丧失中寻找意义是一个独特的过程.
- 了解这一过程对于支持那些经历过老年家庭成员丧失的人来说至关重要,特别是那些患有痴呆症的人.
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