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Observations on Loss and Family Development
Author(s) -
JORDAN JOHN R.,
KRAUS DAVID R.,
WARE EUGENIA S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1993.00425.x
Subject(s) - typology , adaptation (eye) , psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , neuroscience , anthropology
This article examines the role of death and loss in family developmental processes. Aspects of family development are described, followed by an exploration of the impact of loss on family functioning and development. We present a typology of initial family response styles to the death of a member as well as some immediate and longer‐term patterns of adaptation after a loss. The article concludes with a case example and a discussion of multigenerational sequelae of unresolved bereavement in family systems.