A Qualitative Study on Traumatic Experiences of Suicide Survivors

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110244
Author(s):  
Júlia Camargo Contessa ◽  
Carolina Stopinski Padoan ◽  
Jéssica Leandra Gonçalves da Silva ◽  
Pedro V. S. Magalhães
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Suicide Survivors ◽  
Loved One ◽  
The Family

The suicide of a loved one can be a traumatic experience. The objective of this study was to investigate trauma-related experiences of suicide survivors. This is a qualitative study with people who had recently lost a family member or a close one to suicide, conducted at least two months after the event. Forty-one participants agreed to take part in the study and were interviewed. The interviewees' perception was that suicide brought harm, symptoms, and suffering. Traumatic experiences can begin immediately after the event, with many reporting symptoms lasting many months and persistent impact, both personal and to the family. Postvention models after suicide should incorporate such findings, and investigate trauma consistently.

Respite Tourism for Family Caregivers

2015 ◽  
pp. 218-231
Author(s):  
Robert Holda
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Family Caregiver ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Specific Target ◽  
Personal Time ◽  
The Family ◽  
Effects Of Stress

One of the most misunderstood and unappreciated segments of society in relation to medical tourism is the family caregiver; those caring for a loved one who sacrifice their own employment schedule, their personal time for relaxing and recreation, and often and importantly their own health. The purpose of this chapter is to raise awareness of the plight of family caregivers as an issue for medical tourism, the effects of stress and burnout, and the essential need for respite of body, mind, and spirit for these central assistants in the matter of healthcare for patients. Though healthcare and its subset, medical tourism, are frequently perceived as focused on a “patient”, they also encompass many other individuals and organizations. As addressed here, the focus is on the family member caring for a loved one. The intent is to link the concept of medical tourism as an avenue for relaxation and respite to enhance the wellness of this specific target market.

How Substance Problems Affect the Family Unit

2019 ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Daley ◽  
Antoine Douaihy
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Emotional Pain ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family

A family unit is a system in which various parts have an impact on other parts. This chapter looks at how families, concerned others, and friends are affected by a loved one’s SUD. Any family member may be hurt by a loved one with an SUD. The effects may vary among families and among members within the same family, but emotional pain and disruption of family life are common. Attention often centers on the member with the SUD, while overall family pain and distress are ignored. Individuals with SUDs often “underfunction,” which means that other members of the family have to pick up the slack and “overfunction.” This dynamic may change how family members communicate or relate to one another. The effects on families vary from mild to severe—in which a family is torn apart by an SUD.

The Untimely Death, Fall of the Male Figure and Disintegration of Family in Albee’s A Delicate Balance

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-258
Author(s):  
Arafat Abdali Rakhees ◽  
Jinan F. B. Al-Hajaj
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Defence Mechanisms ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Dysfunctional Family ◽  
Sexual Deviation ◽  
Untimely Death ◽  
Delicate Balance ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One

Based on a Freudian psychoanalytic theory, this paper investigates the failures of 1 family in relation to the sudden and untimely death of their only son, Teddy in Edward’s Albee’s A Delicate Balance. It explores Tobias’s personality in terms of Freudian psychoanalytic concepts: sexuality, melancholia, the tripartite psyche and defence mechanisms in order to reveal the unconscious motivations for his behaviour and actions. It also exposes the underlying psychological causes that precipitate the emergence of Tobias’s abnormal character, sexual deviation and the defence mechanisms he adopts so as to defend his ego against feelings of pain and anxiety. The paper attempts to show that the traumatic experiences a person undergoes through his/her life affect his behaviour and actions, and leave a deep scar on his/her own psyche. Besides, it argues that the fear of the unknown, or death, is the catalyst for change in A Delicate Balance and the matter that impacts Tobias and triggers his perverse, passive and indifferent personality. In Albee’s A Delicate Balance, a dysfunctional family is troubled by the death of a family member that occurred more than 30 years ago. Teddy’s death has traumatised the entire household and dated its gradual downfall. Tobias, the father, seems to be the one most shaken by it and on whose account, each and every family member sustains heavy losses. The loss of Teddy makes Tobias hand his role as the head of the family over to his wife, Agnes, and causes his emotional and physical estrangement from her. Afraid to experience another heartbreak, Tobias almost cuts his emotional ties with his daughter, Julia who feels abandoned and unwanted after her brother’s death. Claire loses favour with her sister, Agnes, and sinks deeper in her mess. Suspecting her own sister of seducing Tobias right after Teddy’s death, Agnes incurs a triple loss of son, husband and sister. In all, the Tobias household is rocked to its foundation by Teddy’s death and its corollaries continue to embitter the family and disturb its balance.

“I Have No Words”: A Qualitative Study About the Traumatic Experience of Violent Death

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110515
Author(s):  
Laura Teixeira Bolaséll ◽  
Vitoria Castro da Cruz Oliveira ◽  
Vitor Corrêa Frimm ◽  
Cynthia Castiel Menda ◽  
Caroline Santa Maria Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Violent Death ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Two Factors

Individuals bereaved by violent death have a higher risk of developing psychopathology. Consistent data concerning the subjective experience during the traumatic event of the death are still scarce. This study aimed to explore the traumatic experience of the violent death of a loved one. Nine reports of patients bereaved by violence were selected and transcribed. Reports were analyzed using Bardin’s Content Analysis. Two final categories were generated. It was observed that most participants remembered details about the traumatic event or the time they were told about the violent death. There were two factors described as important when coping with the loss, social support during the traumatic event, and receiving detailed information from the authorities and others present in that moment. This study provides relevant data for future interventions during violent situations by health and security professionals.

Students Responding to the Unexpected Death of a Family Member or Loved One

2012 ◽  
pp. 155-172
Author(s):  
Robert J. Wingfield ◽  
Susan A. Craft
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Imminent Death ◽  
Car Accident ◽  
Death Causes

This chapter will focus on the traumatic experience of losing an immediate family member or loved one due to unexpected death. Causes of unexpected death may include, but is not limited to homicide, suicide, heart attack, or car accident. Although some similar responses may occur between unexpected death and imminent death of a loved one (see Chapter 10), an unexpected death can trigger different emotions due to the inability to prepare, plan, and say goodbye. Common adverse symptoms resulting from this experience will be described, as well as differences observed across developmental stages and levels of understanding death. Strategies and interventions for educators will be described to improve social-emotional functioning and subsequent academic performance.

Emerging Adults' Experiences of Grandparent Death

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Manoogian ◽  
Juliana Vandenbroeke ◽  
Amy Ringering ◽  
Tamina Toray ◽  
Eric Cooley
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Life Course Transitions ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Life Course

This qualitative study examined the experience of grandparent death among 74 emerging adults enrolled in college. Guided by the life course perspective, the authors specifically explored (a) participant responses to the death, (b) how family systems were influenced by the loss of the grandparent, and (c) how grandparent death motivated life course transitions for emerging adults. The findings suggest that the death trajectory, level of attachment, the role the grandchild played in the family, as well as the coping style utilized affected participants' grief processes. This study underscores the importance of the grandchild–grandparent tie, how new death experiences create meaning and ritual, and how life course transitions are motivated when an older family member dies. Implications for providing support on college campuses when emerging adults experience grandparent death are highlighted.

It's a Dog's Life: Elevating Status from Pet to "Fur Baby" at Yappy Hour

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Greenebaum
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Weekly Basis ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Best Friends ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Nonhuman Animals

AbstractNonhuman animals always have played a significant role in people's lives. Lately, the technological and market economy has anthropomorphized dogs to human-like behavior, particularly to status of family member or child. This qualitative study expands upon the current studies on consumption and animals and society by exploring how human-canine relationships are anthropomorphized at the family excursion to "Yappy Hour" at Fido's Barkery. The type of person who attends Yappy Hour on a weekly basis has a unique and special type of connection with their dog that goes beyond most people's relationships with dogs. Most of the dog lovers interviewed do not perceive their dogs as dogs; they are family members, best friends, and "fur babies." These dog lovers also do not perceive themselves as dog owners; they see themselves as mothers and fathers. The social and market environment of Fido's Barkery not only reinforces their relationship with their dog, it shapes community, friendships, and personal identity.

Respite Tourism for Family Caregivers

2019 ◽  
pp. 242-254
Author(s):  
Robert Holda
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Family Caregiver ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Specific Target ◽  
Personal Time ◽  
The Family ◽  
Effects Of Stress

One of the most misunderstood and unappreciated segments of society in relation to medical tourism is the family caregiver; those caring for a loved one who sacrifice their own employment schedule, their personal time for relaxing and recreation, and often and importantly their own health. The purpose of this chapter is to raise awareness of the plight of family caregivers as an issue for medical tourism, the effects of stress and burnout, and the essential need for respite of body, mind, and spirit for these central assistants in the matter of healthcare for patients. Though healthcare and its subset, medical tourism, are frequently perceived as focused on a “patient”, they also encompass many other individuals and organizations. As addressed here, the focus is on the family member caring for a loved one. The intent is to link the concept of medical tourism as an avenue for relaxation and respite to enhance the wellness of this specific target market.

A Death in the Family: The Differential Impacts of Losing a Loved One

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Amber Glatt
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Loved One ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Death Of A Parent ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Variables

This paper will look at how the death of an immediate family member affects the surviving family members, as well as how it impacts the family structure. The death of a parent, the death of a spouse, the death of a child, and the death of a sibling will all be examined and compared to see how these different situations impact different members of the family. Variables such as age, gender, and relation to the deceased turn out to be important predictive factors in how an individual copes with the loss. The family structure must be reorganized after the loss of one of its members, but how families go about this restructuring differs immensely. How the family is restructured has major implications for how the family is able function after the death. Learning how both individuals and family units grieve the loss of an immediate family member and examining the differences, can lead to a better understanding of what grieving processes are the most effective.

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