Order out of chaos : an alternative meaning construction for loss

• Main Author: Waisbrod, J. H. (Jodi Hayley)
• Other Authors: Gericke, Elizabeth Martina
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Constructivism; Social constructionism; New paradigm research; Narrative; Chaos theory; Death; Loss; Grief; Mourning; Systems; 155.937; Chaotic behavior in systems > Psychological aspects; Narration (Rhetoric) > Psychological aspects; Loss (Psychology); Constructivism (Psychology); Bereavement > Psychological aspects
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17838

This thesis constitutes a narrative that explores an alternative meaning construction for the experience of loss. During the telling of this story, I consider the appropriateness of adopting the 'new paradigm' approach for this particular thesis, and the constructivist and social constructionist epistemological assumptions underlying such an approach. I delve into the use of 'self as researcher under this epistemological umbrella. This is followed by an exploration of 'chaos theory' and its application to social systems. And finally, I consider the usefulness of this theory in constructing meanings for loss experiences on various systemic levels within my own family system. === Psychology === M.A.(Clinical Psychology)