Death-Related Versus Fond Memories of a Deceased Attachment Figure
Examining Emotional Arousal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12096897 |
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| Authors | Daniel Rochman (University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 704-724 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2012.692455 |
| PMID | 24521029 |
| OpenAlex | W2078337086 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
Grieving is infused by memories and emotions. In this study, bereaved participants recalled either death-related or fond memories of their loved ones. Their emotional arousal was examined via physiologic and voice analytic measures. Both death-related and fond memories generated an acoustic profile indicative of sadness (reflected by voice quality related parameters). Death-related memories, moreover, lead to bodily tension reflected by increased diastolic blood pressure levels and mean fundamental frequency of the voice signal. Consistent with the continuing bond and attachment perspectives, "death," a reminder of the irrevocability of the loss, induced distress/anxiety. In contrast, fond memories lead to more moderate, melancholic sadness, presumably because of their association with the soothing qualities of the attachment figure
Anger · Anxiety · Arousal · Association (psychology · Audiology · Developmental psychology · Distress · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sadness · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology
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