---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: [tips] Giving Kubler-Ross some grief Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:59:45 -0500
> >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 > This reminds me of the what came first question:the chicken or the egg? denial or acceptance? One of the problems with the Western stage theories(particularly psychology) is the penchant for assuming that things have some pre-arranged developmental sequence and an inconsideration of parallel processes. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
