Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Naidoo, Anthony V. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Newman, Garth | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.other | University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-07-23T07:37:32Z | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-05-31T13:30:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-07-23T07:37:32Z | en_ZA |
| dc.date.available | 2007-12 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-12 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. | |
| dc.description.abstract | ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suicide is the third leading cause of death of worldwide, and its social ramifications are far-reaching. Due to the stigma associated with suicide, as well as the unique emotional processes that occur during bereavement following this mode of death, suicide bereavement is regarded as different - and more intense - than other grief experiences. While the effects of suicide on the suicide-bereaved have been well-documented using objective measures of outcome, the subjective, and often unquantifiable emotional, familial and social consequences of suicide have been largely under-researched. By using an interpretive approach, this study focuses on the subjective experiences of those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Five suicide-bereaved individuals were sampled from a particular community, and their experiences were elicited using semi-structured interviews. The results indicate a number of emotional as well as social processes that occur after suicide, including intense longing for the deceased; rationalisation, disbelief, and denial; feelings of anger, guilt, regret, and sadness; a search for answers, meaning and closure; and blaming and social isolation. While these processes cannot be said to occur exclusively in suicide bereavement, they appear to be experienced more intensely during this form of grief. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1048 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch | |
| dc.rights | University of Stellenbosch | |
| dc.subject | Suicide bereavement | en |
| dc.subject | Dissertations -- Psychology | en |
| dc.subject | Theses -- Psychology | en |
| dc.subject | Assignments -- Psychology | en |
| dc.title | Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |
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