A loss in the family: Silence, memory, and narrative identity after bereavement

Memory

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-207

  Baddeley, Jenna ^a   Singer, Jefferson A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Loss; Memory; Narrative; Silence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECALL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEREAVEMENT; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRESSION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77649111658     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210903143858     Document Type: Article

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