Abstract
In mastery-oriented societies and cultures the tendency is to seek »closure«, find the answer, fix the problem quickly. The situation of »ambiguous loss« is a most deeply challange. The situation of September 11 in New York City is especially complicated because the people search for evidence of their missing. The therapeutic challenge is the question: How can we help families to resolve their losses when they never have verification of death or a body to bury. The concept of ambiguous loss can in this situation be helpfull also in nontherapeutic context.
| Translated title of the contribution | Ambiguous loss: Working with families of the missing |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 44-50 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Familiendynamik |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2005 |
Keywords
- Ambiguous loss
- Death
- Loss
- Missing
- September 11