Reminiscing in the Elderly: Pastoral Care of Self-Narratives
Notes the presence of acts of reminiscing in older individuals and interprets this reality within a self-psychology perspective. Sees the functions of self narrative as (1) providing a continuity of the Self; (2) sustaining a meaning continuity of the Self; and (3) uplifting the Self via hope. Sugge...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1986, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 207-215 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Notes the presence of acts of reminiscing in older individuals and interprets this reality within a self-psychology perspective. Sees the functions of self narrative as (1) providing a continuity of the Self; (2) sustaining a meaning continuity of the Self; and (3) uplifting the Self via hope. Suggests implications for pastoral care in terms of story listening, story stimulating, and story enhancing. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234098604000304 |