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The Stubborn Persistence of Grief Stage Theory

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ID13628327
AuthorsTerri Daniel (0000-0003-0853-2530, Graduate Theological Union, Lake Oswego, OR, USA, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume92
Issue1
Pages341-355
Publication date2023-06-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228231184290
PMID37312241
OpenAlexW4380442269
LanguageEN
References cited17

Bereavement professionals who keep up with current research have wisely discarded the "five stages of grief" theory in favor of more contemporary, more functional models, including continuing bonds , tasks of grieving. meaning-reconstruction , the six Rs of mourning ,and Stroebe & Schut's dual-process model. But the stage theory has stubbornly persisted, despite a steady stream of criticism in academia and countless commentaries on the dangers of using it in bereavement counseling . Public support and pockets of professional endorsement for the stages continues to exist, undeterred by the knowledge that there is very little, if any, evidence to support its usefulness. Because there is a tendency for the general public to embrace ideas popularized in mainstream media, the stage theory clings tenaciously to public acceptance

Criticism · Developmental psychology · Dual (grammatical number · Epistemology · Grief · Mainstream · Meaning (existential · Political science · Process (computing · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Stage theory · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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