theorists
Psychological models of bereavement John Bowlby’s attachment theory(1969-80) Kubler Ross (1969) Colin Murray Parkes psyhco-social elaborations (1972) Worden (1991) Silverman and Klass (1996) Stroebe and Schutt (1999)
John Bowlb’s attachment theory Bowlby believed that there are four distinguishing characteristics of attachment: Proximity Maintenance - The desire to be near the people we are attached to. Safe Haven- Returning to the attachment for comfort and safety in the face of fear or threat. Secure Base- The attachment figure acts as a base of security from which the child can explore the surrounding environment Separation Distress- Anxiety that occurs in the absence of the attachment figure.
A Childs concept of death Up to the age of 3 a child is concerned only about separation. Also death is not a permanent fact for a three year old. It can feel temporary. After 5 children regard death as meaning someone has been taken away Around 9 – 10 the realistic conception begins to show, they begin to understand that death is a permanent biological process Kubler- Ross (1969)
John Bowlb’s attachment theory Bowlby believed that there are four distinguishing characteristics of attachment: Proximity Maintenance - The desire to be near the people we are attached to. Safe Haven- Returning to the attachment for comfort and safety in the face of fear or threat. Secure Base- The attachment figure acts as a base of security from which the child can explore the surrounding environment Separation Distress- Anxiety that occurs in the absence of the attachment figure.
A Childs concept of death Up to the age of 3 a child is concerned only about separation. Also death is not a permanent fact for a three year old. It can feel temporary. After 5 children regard death as meaning someone has been taken away Around 9 – 10 the realistic conception begins to show, they begin to understand that death is a permanent biological process Kubler- Ross (1969)
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