The Life Tape Project
Increasing Family Social Support and Symbolic Immortality with a Brief Existential Intervention for Cancer Patients and Their Families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ernest H Rosenbaum (University of California System), Ernest Rosenbaum (University of California), Robert W Garlan (Woodside, California, corresponding author), Naama Hirschberger (University of California), Alison L Siegel (University of California), Lisa D Butler (0000-0001-9216-0412, Stanford University School of Medicine), David Spiegel (0000-0002-9476-9173, Stanford University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 321-339 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/f143-5363-3442-5163 |
| OpenAlex | W2028078463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 22 |
Cancer poses a powerful threat to the emotional equilibrium of patients and their families. A key role of the family and medical team is to provide a supportive environment as the patient confronts the reality of death. Few interventions have been developed to help families support patients in dealing with fears of death and dying. We present one such approach, the Life Tape Project (LTP), that helps bring families closer together, increases communication, and acts as an existential intervention leading to greater sense of legacy, meaning, self-awareness, identity, and connection. Additionally, the results of a pilot study exploring the benefits of the LTP are presented, and we describe symbolic immortality, an aspect of existential coping, to illuminate how existential and social support factors can work together to benefit patients and their families
Coping (psychology · Epistemology · Existentialism · Immortality · Intervention (counseling · Meaning (existential · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychology of self · Psychotherapist · Social support · Symbolic communication · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |