title: Ambivalence in grief therapy: The interplay between change and self-stability.
abstract: This article explores the role of ambivalence in grief therapy within a narrative framework. From this perspective, change starts with the occurrence of innovative moments, which can be nullified by reaffirmation of the problematic self-narrative as a sign of ambivalence. This study analyzed ambivalence in six complicated grief cases using the "Return to the Problem Coding System." Markers of ambivalence emerged in all cases, with a decreasing profile in cases with greater symptomatic improvement, suggesting an association between clinical change and ambivalence evolution in therapy. Addressing ambivalence may bring to light important aspects of client's self-reconstruction after a major loss.
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Navarro
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: António P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Eugénia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: b Department of Mathematics , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Miguel M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult