IMPORTANCE OF CONGRUENCE, EMPATHIC UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE CONSIDERATION IN THE ACCOMPANIMENT IN LOSSES FOR IN THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE

Abstract

The losses for death from a beloved person are painful experiences which severely affect the life of people who face them (mourners), attitudes such as congruence, empathic understanding and unconditional positive consideration are fundamental and necessary factors during the counseling in order to face this experience and live properly the grieving process. A qualitative investigation was developed with the main objective of preparing an accompaniment proposal for the experience of loss for death of a beloved, theoretically based on the persons-centered approach. The research was conducted through interviews of women who had lost a beloved being due to death. And tanatologists with experience in accompaniment. The proposal is based on the personal resources that the participants used in their own experience and external factors that helped them in their grieving process.