Size Acceptance as a Grief Process: Observations from Psychotherapy with Lesbian Feminists

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-363
Author(s):  
Jeanne Courtney
Keyword(s):  
Grief Process ◽  
Size Acceptance

scholarly journals Loss, grief and healing: accompaniment in time of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Clyde G Corpuz
Keyword(s):  
Complicated Grief ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Grief Process ◽  
The Way

Abstract This paper is a response to the recent correspondence published in this journal where the author rightly stated that need to redirect one’s perception on the different realities of life such as death. This paper discusses the difficulties associated with loss, grief and healing in the time of COVID-19 pandemic. This paper further adds the importance of accompaniment to people experiencing the complicated grief process. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the way one overcome grief where the bereaved are required to grieve without the support of usual social, cultural and religious rituals.

Non-stigmatising alternatives to anti-obesity public health messages: Consequences for health behaviour and well-being

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532199970
Author(s):  
Joanne A Rathbone ◽  
Tegan Cruwys ◽  
Jolanda Jetten
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Total N ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Public Health Messages ◽  
Size Acceptance

This project investigated how alternative non-stigmatising public health messages influence people’s health behaviours and well-being, relative to traditional stigmatising weight-loss messages. We conducted three experimental studies (total N = 1281) that compared traditional weight-loss messages to weight-neutral messages (Study 1), weight-inclusive messages (Study 2) and size acceptance messages (Study 3). Results revealed that public health messages have differential effects on health behaviours and well-being, depending on the audience’s BMI or perceived weight. However, campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity have positive effects on some psychological indicators of health and well-being for people of all body sizes.

scholarly journals Death on the Digital Landscape: A Preliminary Investigation into the Grief Process and Motivations behind Participation in the Online Memoriam

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Egnoto ◽  
Joseph M. Sirianni ◽  
Christopher R. Ortega ◽  
Michael Stefanone
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Digital Representations ◽  
Grief Process ◽  
Digital Landscape

Increasingly, individuals are bonding and maintaining relationships online. These digital representations of ourselves allow us to connect with others in ways previously not possible. One behavior that is growing in online presentations of self is grieving after the death of an individual in our social network. This work investigates the outcomes of online grieving from a transcorporeal communication model perspective, and draws conclusions on the outcomes of online grief behaviors.

Prevalence and Phenomenology of Sensory Experiences of a Deceased Spouse: A Survey of Bereaved Older Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110162
Author(s):  
Karina S. Kamp ◽  
Edith Maria Steffen ◽  
Andrew Moskowitz ◽  
Helle Spindler
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Danish Population ◽  
Sensory Experiences ◽  
Grief Process ◽  
Sensory Modalities ◽  
Potential Resource

Sensory and quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased (SED), also called bereavement hallucinations, are common in bereavement, but research detailing these experiences is limited. Methods: An in-depth survey of SED was developed based on existing research, and 310 older adults from the general Danish population participated in the study 6–10 months after their spouse died. Results: SED were reported by 42% of the participants with wide-ranging phenomenological features across sensory-modalities. In particular, seeing and hearing the deceased spouse was experienced as very similar to the couple’s everyday contacts before death. SED were endorsed as positive by a majority of experiencers, and the experiences were often shared with family and friends. Discussion: SED are conceptualized as social and relational phenomena, which may comfort the surviving spouse in late-life bereavement, but also provide tangible help to some experiencers. In clinical practice, SED may be considered a potential resource for the therapeutic grief process.

scholarly journals Dementia grief: A theoretical model of a unique grief experience

Dementia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kesstan Blandin ◽  
Renee Pepin
Keyword(s):  
Applied Research ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Grief Process ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Stress Burden ◽  
Person With Dementia

Previous literature reveals a high prevalence of grief in dementia caregivers before physical death of the person with dementia that is associated with stress, burden, and depression. To date, theoretical models and therapeutic interventions with grief in caregivers have not adequately considered the grief process, but instead have focused on grief as a symptom that manifests within the process of caregiving. The Dementia Grief Model explicates the unique process of pre-death grief in dementia caregivers. In this paper we introduce the Dementia Grief Model, describe the unique characteristics of dementia grief, and present the psychological states associated with the process of dementia grief. The model explicates an iterative grief process involving three states— separation, liminality, and re-emergence—each with a dynamic mechanism that facilitates or hinders movement through the dementia grief process. Finally, we offer potential applied research questions informed by the model.

How COVID-19 Transformed the Grief Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Rita M. Rivera ◽  
Denise Carballea
Keyword(s):  
Prolonged Grief Disorder ◽  
Prolonged Grief ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Grief Process

Did you know that a derailment during the grieving process can lead to prolonged grief disorder? Uncover psychosocial considerations of grieving during a pandemic.

The Aftermath of Suicide: A Review of Empirical Evidence

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan van der Wal
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Prolonged Grief ◽  
Unnatural Death ◽  
Survivors Of Suicide ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Grief Process ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

The empirical studies on mourning after suicide were evaluated systematically with the aid of a descriptive model of grief. The starting point in the formulation of this model is the assumption that the bereaved are active in their processing of the loss. The current stages and component theories are rejected on the grounds of empirical contra-evidence and theoretical considerations. Instead, a framework of tasks of bereavement is presented in which the essential tasks confronting survivors in their adaption to the loss are formulated: detachment of the deceased, preserving a satisfactory self-image, and keeping in contact with people who can be of support during the grief process. An examination is made of what is known about the situation of survivors of suicide in this respect. Grief after suicide appears to differ on a number of qualitative aspects from grief after other causes of death. These differences probably do not, however, lead to an atypical mourning process. Generally speaking, the grief process seems to show the same course and main features as those occurring after other types of death, especially after sudden unnatural death. It can be concluded from the literature reviewed that there is no empirical evidence to support the popular notion that survivors of suicide show more pathological reactions, a more complicated and prolonged grief process, than other survivor groups.

scholarly journals Grief Process of Family Members Bereaved by Suicide

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-685
Author(s):  
이경미 ◽  
최연실
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Grief Process

scholarly journals Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic: Application of Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Sanober Chachar ◽  
Sana Younus ◽  
Wamiq Ali
Keyword(s):  
Coping Skills ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Loss And Grief ◽  
Grief Process ◽  
Essential Components

COVID-19 Pandemic has influenced death-related attitudes and understanding during the childhood development leading to a life-long impact. Factors like pandemic-related movement restrictions, school closures, and parents' stay-at-home have exposed children to the phenomenon of grief and death. In that case, children anticipate adverse outcomes and fear while they struggle with unanswered questions. Children may not have coping skills needed to manage their grief in constructive ways to identify, normalize, and express their responses to the loss in their lives. Naming and validating these responses as distinctive aspects of grief process and providing safe space to express their feelings are essential components of a child's coping with loss and grief. This is crucial to consider, as different children react to and are influenced by their environments differently. This article aims to explore the developmental understanding of the process of death and grief by applying the conceptual framework of Bronfenbrenner's theory. Understanding mutual interaction between a child and various ecological systems determines how children perceive death and process grief can facilitate effective communication that has significant implications.

Book Review: The Grief Process

Theology ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 81 (684) ◽  
pp. 461-462
Author(s):  
James Mathers
Keyword(s):  
Grief Process
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