Dissociative Functions in the Normal Mourning Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628788 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Kauffman (St. Peters, Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-38 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| 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/w8fq-v07w-w3g6-02dh |
| OpenAlex | W2064952089 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
Dissociative functions in the mourning process are seen to occur in conjunction with integrative trends. The initial shock reaction in mourning is considered a paradigm of normal dissociation in the mourning process. Some research and clinical implications are addressed. Dissociation is understood to be related to the traumatic significance of death in human consciousness. Four psychological categories of dissociative functioning in the processing of death are discerned. Implications of normal dissociative processes in the mourning process for the theory of the unity of the self are raised
Consciousness · Dissociation (chemistry · Dissociative · Dissociative disorders · Epistemology · Psychoanalysis · Chemistry · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2003 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |