Successful Coping with Crisis Among the Elderly [electronic resource] / Douglas Holmes and Others.
This paper reflects selected findings from a study of successful coping mechanisms used by elderly individuals who, approximately two years before the time of being interviewed, had experienced a major crisis identified as either: (1) the death of a significant individual with whom the elderly perso...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1976.
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| Summary: | This paper reflects selected findings from a study of successful coping mechanisms used by elderly individuals who, approximately two years before the time of being interviewed, had experienced a major crisis identified as either: (1) the death of a significant individual with whom the elderly person has in most cases been living until the time of the bereavement, or (2) a debilitating illness which was life-threatening or permanently disabling. Essentially, the investigation sought to understand the impact of a major life crisis on elderly individuals, as well as identify the range and variety of coping mechanisms employed. (Author/VG) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED141704. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Gerontological Society (29th, New York, N.Y., October 1976). |
| Physical Description: | 10 p. |