TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Ambivalence in grief therapy: the interplay between change and self-stability
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Alves, Daniela
A1  - Fernandez-Navarro, Pablo
A1  - Ribeiro, António P.
A1  - Ribeiro, Eugenia
A1  - Sousa, Inês
A1  - Gonçalves, Miguel M.
SP  - 129
EP  - 138
VL  - 40
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper explores the role of ambivalence in grief therapy within a narrative framework. From this perspective, change starts with the occurrence of Innovative Moments, which can be nullified by reaffirmation of the problematic self-narrative as a sign of ambivalence. This study analyzed ambivalence in six complicated grief cases using the "Return to the Problem Coding System". Markers of ambivalence emerged in all cases, with a decreasing profile in cases with greater symptomatic improvement, suggesting an association between clinical change and ambivalence evolution in therapy. Addressing ambivalence may bring to light important aspects of client's self-reconstruction after a major loss.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1102177
ID  - ref1
ER  -