The emotional management of death and absence by forensic anthropologists in Colombia and Peru

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ID12096155
AutoresJuan Pablo Aranguren Romero (0000-0001-5892-2153, Psychology Department, University of the Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen47
Número6
Páginas679-690
Fecha de publicación2022-10-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDeath Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07481187.2022.2131047
PMID36228132
OpenAlexW4306147346
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas17

This article analyzes the experiences of seven forensic anthropologists working on exhumations in cases related to political violence and armed conflict in Colombia and Peru. From a critical social psychology perspective, we investigate the ways in which these professionals manage their emotions in the face of situations of violence, including murder, massacres, and enforced disappearances. We analyze both the emotional impact of confronting mass violence and the coping mechanisms developed by these professionals in order to continue doing their work. The experiences recounted by the forensic anthropologists interviewed for this study oscillate between a marked professional commitment and the need for distance to safeguard their own emotional well-being

Coping (psychology · Criminology · Face (sociological concept · Forensic psychology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology