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Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study
Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
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2008
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| author | Newman, Garth |
| author2 | Naidoo, Anthony V. |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1048 Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study Newman, Garth Naidoo, Anthony V. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. Suicide bereavement Dissertations -- Psychology Theses -- Psychology Assignments -- Psychology Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suicide is the third leading cause of death of worldwide, and its social ramifications are far-reaching. Due to the stigma associated with suicide, as well as the unique emotional processes that occur during bereavement following this mode of death, suicide bereavement is regarded as different - and more intense - than other grief experiences. While the effects of suicide on the suicide-bereaved have been well-documented using objective measures of outcome, the subjective, and often unquantifiable emotional, familial and social consequences of suicide have been largely under-researched. By using an interpretive approach, this study focuses on the subjective experiences of those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Five suicide-bereaved individuals were sampled from a particular community, and their experiences were elicited using semi-structured interviews. The results indicate a number of emotional as well as social processes that occur after suicide, including intense longing for the deceased; rationalisation, disbelief, and denial; feelings of anger, guilt, regret, and sadness; a search for answers, meaning and closure; and blaming and social isolation. While these processes cannot be said to occur exclusively in suicide bereavement, they appear to be experienced more intensely during this form of grief. Masters 2008-07-23T07:37:32Z 2010-05-31T13:30:34Z 2008-07-23T07:37:32Z 2007-12 2007-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1048 en University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Suicide bereavement Dissertations -- Psychology Theses -- Psychology Assignments -- Psychology Newman, Garth Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study |
| title | Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study |
| title_full | Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study |
| title_fullStr | Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study |
| title_short | Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study |
| title_sort | suicide and bereavement an interpretive study |
| topic | Suicide bereavement Dissertations -- Psychology Theses -- Psychology Assignments -- Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1048 |
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