Thanatology 2200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Attachment Theory, John Bowlby, Dementia

• School: Western University
• Department: Thanatology
• Course: Thanatology 2200
• Professor: Eunice Gorman

Document Summary

Followed children of ww2 and studied widows. Theorized that the attachment style that the child exhibited would influence the impact of loss. Anger acts as a barrier to processing grief. Insecure attachment styles are correlated empirically with difficulties in grieving. The level of fondness and connection positively correlate with the level of grief and mourning. The bereaved experience uncertainty about the future (can provoke anxiety) Individuals move through similar phases that are fairly universal. Describes a process the bereaved must experience if they are to proceed toward healing. Primary activity is emotional processing, the good griever actively works on their loss. Assumes emotional ventilation needed to be expressed before one could begin to heal and if it did not occur and the person was healthy, the attachment to the lost one wasn"t strong. this is inaccurate. Some critique grief theorists for disciplining grief and is viewed as a way to conform to societal standards. this is diffuse power .