Data at last. It seems that denial isn't what it's supposed to be. Instead, it's acceptance all the way (well, most of the way) down.
See: Maciejewski, P. et al (2007, February 21, actually). An Empirical Examination of the Stage Theory of Grief. JAMA. 2007;297:716-723 Their results show that "counter to stage theory, disbelief [denial--SB] was not the initial, dominant grief indicator. Acceptance was the most frequently endorsed item and yearning was the dominant negative grief indicator from 1 to 24 months postloss" They conclude that "in the circumstance of natural death, the normal response involves primarily acceptance and yearning for the deceased". Are grief counsellors going to change their tune? I wouldn't bet on it. Read the full story (free!) here: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/297/7/716 Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 0C8 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
