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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Grief experiences"”.
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The Social Construction of Loss and Grief: Experiences of Coastal Louisiana Residents
… of disaster-stricken communities using the experiences of the community of Boothville-Venice, Louisiana, and examining their narratives for an understanding of loss. This thesis uses symbolic interactionism, and draws from existing literature in psychology, thanatology, and sociology to …
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Surviving the death of a baby : end of life and the enormity of grief
Aim To explore parents’ experiences and perceptions of support during and following the death of their baby. Study design An interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted with in-depth unstructured interviews undertaken with seven participants whose baby had died in a north west neonatal …
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Navigating the Self-Disclosure of a Suicide Stigma: A Dual Study on Self-Disclosure Narratives on Reddit
… approach to examine the disclosure of experiences with suicidality and the decision-making process of concealing or revealing a suicide death. The first study pairs the Constitutive Model of Coming Out with Stigma Management Communication strategies to explore the disclosure of suicidal …
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The Shadow of Grief: Understanding Grief Among Ethnoracially Diverse Young Adults
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Complicated grief, characterized by prolonged and intense mourning, presents unique challenges for individuals grappling with loss, as it is shaped by a multitude of factors influencing the grieving and mourning processes. While the literature has identified several …
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The Survivors: A Comparison of Bereavement Experiences Following the Suicide, Accidental, or Natural Death of a Spouse
… purpose of this study was to compare bereavement experiences of suicide survivors with those of other survivors. The primary focus of investigation was upon grief reactions suggested to be unique to suicide bereavement and upon quality of grief resolution two to four years after death. Fifty-seven …
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Karoo farmers living and working experiences in protracted drought conditions: a case study
… research seeks to explore the yet undocumented experiences of farmers living and working in the current drought conditions, located in the Karoo region of South Africa. A further aim of this research is to explore how these experiences have affected farmers' psychological well-being, as well as …
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CARE THAT LISTENS: SHAPING INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BEREAVEMENT PROTOCOLS THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY
Complicated Grief (CG) is an intense and prolonged grief reaction that can significantly affect individuals’ well-being. While bereavement is a natural human experience and specific to an individual’s worldview, CG requires targeted support to mitigate long-term adverse outcomes. Bereavement care …
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Development of an intervention for orphans after the death of a parent on duty as a member of the South African Police Service
… suicide. The South African Police Service (SAPS) experiences a significant loss of personnel annually due to the prevalence of violent crime in the country, leaving behind a number of orphaned children and adolescents. This research explored the needs of orphans following the death of their …
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Return of a Fragile X Syndrome Genetic Result: Exploring the feedback of Individual genetic findings and their relation to traditional knowledge in a village in Cameroon
… and communities? And what are the stigma experiences around FXS in this community? As a first step to gather empirical work, a scoping review of the lived experiences of FXS caretakers was conducted. It was revealed that these experiences could broadly be summarised into four main themes, …