Understanding the Psychology of Grief

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 13, 23 - 34, 30.01.2024

Esra Savaş

https://doi.org/10.56955/bpd.1393758

Abstract

Grief is a normal response that occurs after the loss of a close one and is a process that takes time to heal. It can be defined as the normal process people go through to readjust their lives after a loss. To understand the psychology of grief, it is important to understand the theoretical and conceptual framework of grief and use effective treatment approaches to move beyond grief. In this chapter, a theoretical framework of grief, along with myths and cultural im- plications about the grieving process, and normal and pathological grief processes diagnosed as persistent complex bereavement disorder are mentioned. Also, it is mentioned about effective grief therapy methods such as grief coun- seling, family therapy approaches, expressive art therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychother- apy, complicated grief therapy, and existential therapy. This literature review study examines the grief process and psychology in different aspects, understanding the theoretical framework of 21st century grief therapy approaches to provide a structure to recognize and realize grief multidimensionally and treat it integratively with using several techniques from various therapeutical schools.

Keywords

Grief, Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder, Grief Therapy, Grief-Focused Psychotherapy.

Yas Psikolojisini Anlamak

Abstract

Yas, bir yakının kaybından sonra ortaya çıkan normal bir tepkidir ve iyileşmesi zaman alan bir süreçtir. İnsanların bir kayıptan sonra hayatlarını yeniden düzenlemek için geçirdikleri normal süreç olarak tanımlanabilir. Yas psikolojisini anlamak için, yasın teorik ve kavramsal çerçevesini anlamak ve yasın ötesine geçmek için etkili tedavi yaklaşımlarını kullanmak önemlidir. Bu bölümde, yasın teorik çerçevesinin yanı sıra yas sürecine ilişkin mitler ve kültürel çıkarımlar ile kalıcı karmaşık yas bozukluğu olarak teşhis edilen normal ve patolojik yas süreçlerinden bahsedilmektedir. Ayrıca, yas danışmanlığı, aile terapisi yaklaşımları, dışavurumcu sanat terapisi, bilişsel-davranışçı terapi, kişilerarası psikoterapi, karmaşık yas terapisi ve varoluşçu terapi gibi etkili yas terapisi yöntemlerinden bahsedilmektedir. Bu literatür taraması çalışması, yas sürecini ve psikolojisini farklı yönleriyle incelemekte, 21. yüzyıl yas terapisi yaklaşımlarının teorik çerçe- vesini anlayarak, yası çok boyutlu olarak tanımak, fark etmek ve çeşitli terapötik ekollerden çeşitli teknikler kullanarak bütüncül bir şekilde tedavi etmek için bir yapı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

YAS, kalıcı karmaşık yas bozukluğu, yas odaklı psikoterapi, yas terapisi

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