KWOK Sin Hang, HelenHelenKWOK Sin Hang2012-10-112012-10-112012http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/851Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.) -- Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 2012.Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-128).xi, 141 p.Unpleasant romantic relationship terminations commonly lead to depressive responses or catastrophic interpretations, similar to those recognized in grief. The present research has a two-fold purpose: First, to identify the components of grief in subjects with recent histories of romantic relationship terminations, and second, based on the components identified, to construct a counselling model for people who experience unpleasant romantic relationship terminations. Fourteen key informant interviews, analyzed by a grounded theory framework, showed that the psychological responses appearing after a break-up formulated different emotional positions. These emotional positions, which included denial, bargaining, anger, depression, and acceptance, revolved around a classical stages-model of grief. From this, a new grief-counselling model named “Dynamic Positions of Grief” is enunciated in the present research. In order to enhance the dynamics within the emotional positions to reach the state of acceptance, putting experience into words became an essential mourning process for clients. Besides, the provision of acute empathic understandings and non-judgmental therapeutic alliance were central to the emergence of the above counselling model.enPsychology, Social.Thesis