Comprensión del proceso de elaboración del duelo ante la muerte inesperada de un hijo: estudio de caso en una mujer caleña del barrio Gaitán

Abstract

The main objective of this research work is to understand the process of grief elaboration due to the unexpected death of a child, in a woman, resident of Gaitán neighborhood in Cali. All above will be carried out under the theory proposed by William Worden, using it as an instrument for the collection of the data of this investigation. For this a semistructured interview was developed with the category: grief process, with four subcategories that have been raised from William Worden as the four tasks of grief: accept the reality of the loss, elaborate the pain of loss, adapt to a world without the deceased and, finding a lasting connection with the deceased by embarking on a new life. At the same time, authors like Sigmund Freud, John Bowlby and Erich Lindemann will be approached, who first delved into the concept of grief and all the factors related to this process. Also, the theories proposed by Elizabeth Kubler, Jorge Luis Tizón and Jorge Bucay, which propose stages, phases and all the elements that characterize the process of elaboration of grief. Methodologically this research work was developed from a qualitative perspective of a descriptive type and an adaptation from the humanist approach, conducting a case study in order to understand the grieving process that this woman goes through according to her particularities, such as the type of loss and the link that connected her with her deceased son.