Hope in a strengths-based group activity for individuals with chronic pain

Autor: Denise J. Larsen, Natasha Ann Egeli, Rachel L. King, Rachel Stege
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Zdroj: Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 28:175-199
ISSN: 1469-3674
0951-5070
Popis: While hope has been described as the ability to imagine a future in which one wishes to participate, individuals with chronic pain can have difficulty maintaining hope due to the pervasive impact of pain on multiple facets of their lives. This research examines client experiences of hope during a hope and strengths activity offered as part of a group treatment plan for individuals experiencing chronic pain. Entitled Being Hopeful in the Face of Chronic Pain, the group was developed in order to focus on hope and generative emotional experiences, experiences often lacking for individuals with chronic pain. The group activity being studied specifically addressed participants’ current strengths and strengths they hope-to-have-more-of. The study employed basic qualitative inquiry and utilized interpersonal process recall individual interviews to stimulate participant recall. Twelve participants (spanning three separate group offerings) individually discussed their personal experiences as they unfolded during a...
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje