Este trabalho tem como objetivo buscar a compreensão da vivência de um casal de pais diante da perda de um filho, bem como compreender sentimentos e reações para um possível entendimento de luto. O procedimento metodológico foi apoiado na fenomenologia. Utilizou-se como instrumento referências bibliográficas. A análise fenomenológica do assunto relata a compreensão das significações essenciais sistematizadas em várias categorias: raiva, culpa, angústia e ansiedade, perda da fé, tristeza, solidão, depressão, crises familiares, sensações físicas e comportamentos diante da perda. Também estão inseridas as teorias a respeito do acompanhamento psicológico com pessoas enlutadas e alguns conceitos como: morte, luto, fases do luto, ciclo de vida e perda de filho. Busca-se indicativos teóricos para a prática com pais enlutados, como grupo de suporte ao luto, terapia de família, terapia individual e aconselhamento do luto, visando auxiliar na reorganização de suas vidas após a morte de um filho. / This paper aims to seek the understanding of the experience of one set of parents facing the loss of a child, and understand feelings and reactions to a possible understanding of mourning. The methodological approach was supported by the phenomenology. It was used as an instrument of search the bibliography references. The phenomenological analysis of the subject reports the systematic understanding of the essential meanings in various categories: anger, guilt, grief and anxiety, loss of faith, grief, loneliness, depression, family crisis, physical sensations and behaviors in the face of loss. Also included are theories about the psychological counseling to the bereaved and some concepts such as death, grief, stages of grief, cycle of life and loss of a son. Search is indicative theorists to practice with bereaved parents, such as bereavement support group, family therapy, individual therapy and grief counseling, to assist in the reorganization of their lives after the death of a child

The diploma thesis "Experiencing the loss of a child" deals with the psychological aspects of adaptation to the loss of a child. Its main objective is to analyse the supporting factors that help the adaptation and to find out how such loss influences individuals and their subsequent life. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the issue of the loss of a close person and details the specifics of the loss of a child. Based on available literature the author explores the process of grieving and its manifestations and determines the variables that influence the adaptation to child loss. She also evaluates the impact of the child loss on the individual and the potential for intervention in the process. The empirical part determines the factors that help to cope with such loss, describes, how the loss influences the life of the individual and focuses on the needs of the bereaved parents. The data gathering consisted of ten individual in-depth interviews with women which experienced the loss of a child. These interviews were then qualitatively analysed using the IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) method. Based on the results of the qualitative analysis we identified four main support aspects of adaptation to child loss - social support, individual activity, professional help and faith....

This study sets out to demonstrate the usefulness of cybernetic description for grief therapy, specifically the field parental loss of a child. This paradigm was used to facilitate an alternate mode of conceptualisation, one engendering a more encompassing, aesthetic view. The following core cybernetic concepts were used: punctuation, complementarity, pattern and metapattern forming the framework of cybernetic description as applied. A literature study attempting to merge the gestalt of cybernetic description with that of bereavement theory, specifically that pertaining to the parental loss of a child, is presented. A single case study is described illustrating how cybernetic description is applied to the grief narrative. Arising out of this, the implications of cybernetic description for the field of grief and social work in general are outlined. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health))

This study sets out to demonstrate the usefulness of cybernetic description for grief therapy, specifically the field parental loss of a child. This paradigm was used to facilitate an alternate mode of conceptualisation, one engendering a more encompassing, aesthetic view. The following core cybernetic concepts were used: punctuation, complementarity, pattern and metapattern forming the framework of cybernetic description as applied. A literature study attempting to merge the gestalt of cybernetic description with that of bereavement theory, specifically that pertaining to the parental loss of a child, is presented. A single case study is described illustrating how cybernetic description is applied to the grief narrative. Arising out of this, the implications of cybernetic description for the field of grief and social work in general are outlined. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health))

The thesis deals with possible ways of coping with the consequences of miscarriage. The theoretical part first defines the topic of pregnancy from a medical and psychological point of view. It also includes the definition of miscarriage types. Furthermore, an overview of the experience of the child's loss in the early stages of pregnancy is elaborated, impacts on the psyche of the woman and manifestations in her behavior are considered. The process of grieving by individual authors is considered in the context of the early loss of the child. The issue of termination of pregnancy is also seen from the perspective of trauma theory. Possible protective and risk factors accompanying the loss-making process are discussed. Last but not least, the following professional psychological, medical and lay care for a woman after the loss of a child is mentioned. The empirical part of the thesis deals with the affection of the whole phenomenon of child loss during the early stages of pregnancy. Emphasis is placed on the mapping of protective and risk factors with which women had their own experience. The empirical part is based mainly on interviews with women with experience of loss of a child and with professionals who work in this field. Data evaluation was based on grounded theory principles. Keywords:...

This thesis "The Needs of Parents during End-of-Life Care for Terminally Ill Child" deals with the needs of families in which a child had died from a serious illness. The main goal of this thesis is to map the needs of parents caring for a terminally ill child during the course of the illness, the time of dying, and after the death of the child. The thesis also analyses the source of risk factors occurring while parents cope with care provision. The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on the loss of a child. The opening chapter is devoted to paediatric palliative care, including an assessment of the current situation in the Czech Republic. Based on the available sources, grief theories are described. Furthermore, the effect of the death of a child on the family is mapped, including the impact on the parent's relationship and the way parents cope with their grief. The last section of this part covers the possible reactions of parents to their loss. The empirical part detects the needs of parents caring for a terminally ill child. It maps the mechanisms which help parents to cope when caring for their child or dealing with their loss. It also identifies the risk factors influencing on the ability to cope with the care provision. The data were collected using qualitative research techniques. The...