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The death of a president: Reactions of psychoanalytic patients
Author(s) -
Kirschner David
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830100102
Subject(s) - grief , feeling , psychoanalytic theory , psychoanalysis , psychology , event (particle physics) , psychotherapist , criminology , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract The almost universal feeling of grief, shock, and personal loss in response to the death of President John F. Kennedy was a reaction almost without precedent in American history. “Four out of five Americans felt deeply the loss of someone very close and dear” (Sheatsley & Feldman, 1964, p. 195). Perhaps the only other event to produce a comparable effect on the American people was the death of President Roosevelt. Reactions of the general public to the tragic events of November 22, 1963, have been studied by other investigators. Here a psychotherapist reports, on a more intimate level, the reactions of some of his patients.