scholarly journals The Grief Elaboration Process in the Pandemic Scenario: A Group Intervention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Renata Lordello ◽  
Isabela Machado da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Therapy ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
The Family ◽  
Painful Experience ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Elaboration Process

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed thousands of victims worldwide. To deal with loss is a formidable challenge for all, especially those who experienced losing their loved ones. The grief elaboration process is complex, and the pandemic adds some specific challenges, such as the restrictions to funerals and farewell rituals or the impossibility of saying goodbye due to the sanitary measures. This chapter presents a group psychological intervention aimed at people who lost their relatives to COVID-19. The therapeutic groups were carried out virtually through six sessions and brought together people from all over Brazil. Narrative therapy was the theoretical model adopted. The participants mentioned the moment of diagnosis as decisive for experiencing the disease\'s terminality and anguish, promoting guilt and anxiety in the family. In the group, the participants found space to share the painful experience, and throughout the sessions, they were able to develop coping resources. They mentioned strategies, such as activating the family and social support network, recalling legacies and moments they shared with the deceased, and elaborating farewell rituals adapted to the pandemic circumstances. The participants evaluated the group intervention as very important for reframing the pain of loss and restoring future projects since they counted on the help and inspiration of the other participants who went through this painful experience in similar circumstances.

scholarly journals Proposal for Group Intervention With Family of Users in a Mental Health Day-hospital Through Psycho-education

2021 ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Day Hospital ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Therapeutic Group ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Family

Objective: present a proposal for psychological intervention, through a therapeutic group, with the family members of users of a Reference Mental Health Service aiming at strengthening the institution / family bond. Methodology: The Arco de Maguerez was used, an instrument developed in the 70s and the basis for the application of the Problem-solving Methodology. In this methodology, the study takes place from a certain aspect of social reality and consists of five stages: the observation of reality, the key points, the theorization, the hypotheses of solution and application to reality. Results and discussion: It is proposed that the group be divided into three modules. Module I, Crisis in Mental Health, is designed to address issues related to the crisis (concepts and definitions, alerts and signs, creative possibilities of the crisis, among others). Module II, Family member as caregiver, aims to explore the role and responsibilities assumed by family members of reference in the context of the service user’s illness. Finally, module III, Caregiver Self-Care, aims to stimulate reflections and provide a moment of self-care. Final considerations: During the meetings, it is expected to create a space where family members can share experiences, aiming at strengthening the group to deal with the difficulties and complexities of daily life, as well as enabling a discussion on mental health and the search for strategies that ease the burden of care and the family’s suffering.

Der Fall des Philosophen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Gekle
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Oedipus Complex ◽  
The Other ◽  
Philosophical Theory ◽  
Ernst Bloch ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
History Of ◽  
Painful Experience ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The One

The history of mental development on the one and the history of his writings on the other hand form the two separate but essentially intertwined strands of an archeology of Ernst Bloch´s thought undertaken in this book. Bloch as a philosopher is peculiar in that his initial access to thought rose from the depths of early, painful experience. To give expression to this experience, he not only needed to develop new categories, but first and foremost had to find words for it: the experience of the uncanny and the abysmal, of which he tells in Spuren, is on the level of philosophical theory juxtaposed by the “Dunkel des gerade gelebten Augenblicks” (darkness of the moment just lived) and his discovery of a “Noch-nicht-Bewusstes” (not-yet-conscious), thus metaphysically undermining the classical Oedipus complex in the succession of Freud. In this book, psyche, work and the history of the 20th century appear concentrated in Ernst Bloch the philosopher and contemporary witness, who paid tribute to these supra-individual powers in his work as much as he hoped to transgress them.

Divorce in the family and its psychological impact on the adolescent

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 132-139
Author(s):  
M. Iskakova ◽  
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T. Nurzhanova ◽  
A. Sapargaliyeva ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Strong Shock ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Modern Family ◽  
Divorce Rates ◽  
Methodological Considerations

The purpose of this article is to review and describe the psychosocial impact of divorce on children and adolescents facing divorce situations in their lives, as well as to provide psychological intervention for their emotional well- being. Recently, problems related to the family have become increasingly relevant in society. The modern family has undergone major changes: its size and number of children have decreased, the roles of the older brother and sister have not become so great, and the influence of the older generation is not unconditional. But the most important thing is that the number of divorces has increased dramatically — almost every second marriage breaks up. But divorce is a strong shock for all family members, and first of all, for children. High divorce rates recorded in Kazakhstan, especially in cities, are one of the most serious consequences of the imbalance in family relationships. Finally, some suggestions were included regarding methodological considerations in conducting prospective research.

scholarly journals The social support network for black psychiatric inpatients

Curationis ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ngubane ◽  
L. R. Uys
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Family Network ◽  
State Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
State Psychiatric ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

A survey was carried out of almost 50% of Black inpatients in a state psychiatric hospital to evaluate the level of accessibility of the family network of the patients. Staff were interviewed on the problems they have with contacting families. The survey shows the extent of inadequate access and identifies reasons for the problem.

scholarly journals Social support network of nurses for the care of their own children

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Caroline Rodrigues ◽  
Verônica de Azevedo Mazza ◽  
Ieda Harumi Higarashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Need Support ◽  
The Family ◽  
Returning To Work

This exploratory descriptive study, using a qualitative approach, aimed to characterize the social support of nurses in the care of their own children. The participants were ten nurses who were mothers, selected through a snowball method. Data collection occurred from November 2011 to January 2012 through semi-structured interviews and construction of families' genograms and ecomaps. Data were analyzed through Bardin content analysis, leading to the establishment of two categories: (1) Returning to work: the importance of family support and (2) The family and their interactive contexts: types of bonds. The social support network of the family is essential to the lives of these women, who need support, assistance and guidance in directing their activities in everyday overload.

scholarly journals STRATEGIES OF FAMILIES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC DISEASES

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 662-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marli dos Santos Salvador ◽  
Giovana Calcagno Gomes ◽  
Pâmela Kath de Oliveira ◽  
Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Gomes ◽  
Josefine Busanello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Care Seek ◽  
The Family ◽  
South Of Brazil

ABSTRACTthis study aimed to know the strategies of families in the care of children with chronic diseases. A descriptive and exploratory research was carried out using a qualitative approach, in a Pediatric Unit of a university hospital in the south of Brazil, during the first and second halves of 2013. The study involved 15 participating families. Data were collected by means of interviews subjected to thematic analysis. It was identified as strategies: balance work, study and care, share tasks throughout the day, adapt the physical area of the house, engage the child in their own care, seek resources in the network of social support and faith, seek assistance in another city; and engage in physical activity to reduce stress. It was concluded that it is necessary that the nurses participate of the family support network, as a support source for the strengthening of the family to the care, acquiring skills and expertise to a positive coping of the child's chronic disease.

scholarly journals Depression and Anxiety in Pathways of Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Infertility Stress Dimensions

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Pozza ◽  
Davide Dèttore ◽  
Maria Elisabetta Coccia
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproduction ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Lower State ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Reactions ◽  
Medically Assisted Reproduction ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sexual Concerns ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety

Background: Depressive and anxious symptoms are common psychological reactions to infertility and Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR). No study compared depressive and anxious symptoms and infertility stress dimensions across homologous and heterologous MAR, nor explored the specific role of the infertility stress dimensions in the two pathways. Homologous MAR may be associated with higher distress as the couple feel that the responsibility to reproduce and carry on the family line falls on them, and they feel inadequate if they are unable to bear children. Objective: We compared depressive/anxious symptoms and infertility stress dimensions between individuals undergoing homologous and heterologous MAR. We also explored the association between the infertility stress dimensions and depressive/anxious symptoms separately in two MAR pathways. Methods: Two-hundred twenty-six individuals participated [mean age = 39.71 years; 54.45% women]: 118 (52.2%) in homologous and 108 (47.8%) in heterologous MAR. The Fertility Problem Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-II, and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory-Y form were administered. Results: Individuals in homologous MAR had higher depressive/state-trait anxious symptoms, general infertility stress, and infertility-related sexual concerns than those in heterologous MAR. In homologous MAR, social and sexual concerns were associated with depressive/trait anxious symptoms while gender had no effect. In heterologous MAR, male gender was associated with lower state anxious symptoms while infertility stress dimensions had no effect. Conclusion: Individuals in homologous MAR are a more distressed subgroup which requires a tailored supportive psychological intervention specifically on sexual and social concerns.

scholarly journals First record ofPhormia regina(Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from mummies at the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgia Giordani ◽  
Fabiola Tuccia ◽  
Ignazio Floris ◽  
Stefano Vanin
Keyword(s):  
Warm Season ◽  
First Record ◽  
Phormia Regina ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Decomposition ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Biodiversity Changes

The studies of insects from archaeological contexts can provide an important supplement of information to reconstruct past events, climate and environments. Furthermore, the list of the species present in an area in the past allows the reconstruction of the entomofauna on that area at that time, that can be different from the nowadays condition, providing information about biodiversity changes. In this work, the results of a funerary archaeoentomological study on samples collected from mummified corpses discovered during the restoration of the crypt of the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo (Sardinia, Italy) are reported. The majority of the sampled specimens were Diptera puparia, whereas only few Lepidoptera cocoons and some Coleoptera fragments were isolated. Among Diptera, Calliphoridae puparia were identified asPhormia regina(Meigen, 1826) andCalliphora vicina, (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) both species typical of the first colonization waves of exposed bodies. Three puparia fragments were also identified as belonging to aSarcophagaMeigen, 1826, species (Sarcophagidae). Several Muscidae puparia of the speciesHydrotaea capensis(Weidmermann, 1818), a late colonizer of bodies, and typical of buried bodies were also collected. The few moth (Lepidoptera) cocoons were identified as belonging to the family Tineidae. This family comprises species feeding on dry tissues and hair typical of the later phases of the human decomposition. Among Coleoptera a single specimen in the family Histeridae,Saprinus semistriatus(Scriba, 1790) and a single elytra, potentially of a species in the family Tenebrionidae, were also collected. Overall, the samples collected indicated an initial colonization of the bodies in an exposed context, mainly in a warm season. This research allows the finding of elements indicating the presence, at least in the past, ofP. reginain Sardinia. This species at the moment seems extinct from Sardinia while it is quite common in the continent.

scholarly journals Remesas y agencia económica de las universitarias en el Valle del Mezquital

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Rosa María Huerta Mata
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Young Women ◽  
The State ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Support Network ◽  
International Remittances ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Connection ◽  
Economic Agency

The article’s objective is to analyze the economic agency acquired by university students through the international remittances support network. During September and October 2019, five indepth interviews were conducted with female law students from the Actopan Higher School of the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo. Young women’s households receive remittances whose function is to help them economically, a network built through the family connection with their maternal uncles. The student’s mothers are sorors which allows young women to obtain economic agency. This analysis contributes to the knowledge about one of the effects of remittances on households in the Mezquital Valley, Mexico. The results of the study only focus on one region of the country.

scholarly journals The principle of self-determination in the family law through history and today

2004 ◽  
pp. 159-178
Author(s):  
Gordana Kovacek-Stanic
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
200Th Anniversary ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Moment

In the jubilee year 2004, Serbia marks the 200th anniversary of The First Serbian Uprising, structuring of modern Serbian state and its legal system comparatively speaking, France marks the 200th anniversary of passing the French Civil Code, one of the most significant civil codifications in the 19th century. It was an occasion to study certain institutions of family law through history and today. The used approach is modern, we studied the ways how the principle of self-determination influenced the family-legal solutions today, and we investigated if one could talk about the effect of this principle in the historical sense, too. The principle of self-determination implies the possibility for the subjects of family-legal relations to arrange their own relations themselves ? both the partner and parent relations. However, this principle undergoes significant limitations in the family law because the family relations are personal relations by character, as well as because of the need to protect the weaker participant, both the weaker partner or a child who needs protection stemming from his/her very status. Within marriage law, the principle of self-determination of the spouses (extramarital partners) is, among other things, made concrete through the possibility for an agreement about the effects of marriage (extramarital union), then through the possibility of agreed divorce, while the procedure of mediation in the marriage litigation contributes to the realization of the mentioned principle. As for the effects of marriage (extramarital union), the paper particularly discusses property relations, that is the marriage property contract, because it is at the moment a current issue in our domestic law. Within the relations between parents and children, the concretization of the principle of self-determination in parental care is significant, particularly in the situations when the relations between the parents were disturbed and resulted in a separation or a divorce with the joint parental care (application of the parental right). All institutions are analyzed in the positive law, in the historical context (solutions from the Serbian Civil Code the former Hungarian Law), and viewed comparatively in the European legal systems of the east and west European countries.

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