英文摘要 |
Dealing with intimacy is one of the essential life tasks in early adulthood. Ending an intimate relationship results in a loss of social networks, emotional support, role positioning, future expectations, and self-identity associated with the relationship. Therefore, breakup distress may cause negative impacts on the establishment of new intimacy and the choice of future marriage. Group counseling combined with short-term treatment has gained increasing popularity. The solution-focused approach, which with the characteristics of a short-term treatment, considers clients' goals as well as their strengths and competence and clarifies steps toward the clients' future vision or desired solution. The solution-focused approach has unique insights in dealing with the grieving process: (1) loss is not a problem in itself, but the real problem is coping with a life that has experienced loss; (2) through the perception shift, the future still has space for negotiation after experiencing loss; (3) understanding people's negative emotions that accompany the loss and respecting the uniqueness of their emotion in the social context of the person concerned are crucial; (4) when forming a solution, considering the normality and individuality of each person and valuing the individualized goals and healing process of the loss are essential; (5) a belief exists that the grieving and healing processes can coexist; accordingly, learning self-care is vital when encountering a loss; and (6) it is meaningful to focus on the importance of meaning reconstruction during the adjustment process. |