School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Soc Work. 2011 Apr;56(2):107-18. doi: 10.1093/sw/56.2.107.
Theorists currently believe that bereaved people undergo some transformation of self rather than returning to their original state. To advance our understanding of this process, this article presents an adaptation of Prochaska and DiClemente's transtheoretical model of change as it could be applied to the journey that bereaved individuals experience. This theory is unique because it addresses attitudes, intentions, and behavioral processes at each stage; it allows for a focus on a broader range of emotions than just anger and depression; it allows for the recognition of two periods of regression during the bereavement process; and it adds a maintenance stage, which other theories lack. This theory can benefit bereaved individuals directly and through the increased awareness among counselors, family, friends, employers, and society at large. This theory may also be used as a tool for bereavement programs to consider whether they are meeting clients' needs throughout the transformation change bereavement process rather than only focusing on the initial stages characterized by intense emotion.
理论学家目前认为，丧亲的人会经历某种自我转变，而不是回到原来的状态。为了增进我们对这一过程的理解，本文介绍了普罗查斯卡和迪克莱门特的变化跨理论模型的改编，因为它可以应用于丧亲者所经历的旅程。这个理论是独特的，因为它在每个阶段都涉及态度、意图和行为过程；它允许关注更广泛的情绪，而不仅仅是愤怒和抑郁；它允许在丧亲过程中认识到两个回归期；并增加了一个维持阶段，这是其他理论所缺乏的。这个理论可以直接使丧亲者受益，并通过提高辅导员、家人、朋友、雇主和整个社会的认识来受益。这个理论也可以作为丧亲方案的一个工具，以考虑它们是否在整个转变过程中满足客户的需求，而不仅仅是关注最初阶段的强烈情绪。
