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Show ; Acknowledgement vs. Non-Acknowledgement of Crises: Using Conversational Interviews to Study Defense Mechanisms of Difficult Events in Individuals Lives Monica Forsman (Monisha Pasupathil Department of Psychology, University of Utah Nnrrntiv? nppioarhes to studying self and personality devebprneM In our live? is? natural extensran oF narrative work on development (Fiese, 1 !>39j Frvush, 2M0I. Thi? study examine? the ways that individuals cope v^"d h difficult events We introduce the concept of«knov^lsdpen-ieni w$ui non ^rknowfedcjflmflnt man atternpt tcusseH indivKjiAil diffprance? in the rrieaninp underlying^nws m iheir lives, Pifivnncj f\ou\ pwt narrowre^ejKh: redemption ?nd^ont?nm?1 en d^continuity"^rsu? continuity.gamma Insight, and reprasuon ?re all n?iir"itive?trnt«3je? individuals'rnaypnpJov >n lalfrnq ?bou1 ^ i »5es thev «fp?nen^e. Thisqur"ihtntiv€s1udv isbssedon narrati^sof individuals m 1 he contefl of conversation?! intflrv">ews where mdi vidunl? were-wked iF 1 hey had exper">enced arises i n their lives. IndivnduaK scknowlecip mg 1 h? im pact oF difficult events hw been under examined Analyzina^cornpanna converse cnahnt^iview^^nd In particular, interviews where indiv"duals do noiKknowlgdae arises m their lives is the fo us of 1htjs1udy Indrvidun^'whorhoosenot to ^knowredeje^riwsIn 1 heir li^sduring ^onvers^ror^l intervieivs. n-i^v b? using represscn as?defensemecha n^rp 10 keep from flsposirq difficult hfe pvenis thnt r?use stress In ih^ir life expe*ier>res. On 1fie othef h?nd fron aposJicning pjmi of vrew. indiv'idwils position themselves across social inte™trans while conversing with others ¦IPnn-ibeicj. KinjII. Individuals rnny rpjj^t Hicknovjjf^ir^ ^nws d u i mg conv^rsatKinal intervieiv? as a direel resuh; of r>elir^ uncornfoHatile with the irnHrvjewe* in question, and indrvidunlsposri^nihpmsen/esaccordinalv. In this vein, non Hicknovijp^jers m^yfwl thni the inte^vrewef is not a ronfidant oi a Fripndand will not allow themselves 1o be vulnerable 1o the mtefvrewef or the quesicns he/she pwes. A hfeilrne rnay be vieived as a process of actively discovering ar>d acknowle*3ir^ ones "true'vj^ ni? nind needs. We propose1 Individ u?ls who acknowlecHje Ififlir enws will report be11flrmentHilnndphy5ir?lhe?hh in 1 h^ir lives. |
