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Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding

Crociani-Windland, Lita

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This paper develops a psycho-social understanding of difficult and disabling life transitions, particularly in relation to old age. The paper brings together a biographical case study and theoretical analysis that draws on three sources: the work of Deleuze and Bergson in continental philosophy, Winnicott in psychoanalysis, and Turner in anthropology. By linking experience, theory and practice, I show how different, but related concepts, at different levels, may shed light on some puzzling behaviour common in old age. More broadly, I point to the value of such theoretical work for understanding and managing traumatic affect and life transitions.

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Crociani-Windland, L. (2013). Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding. Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, 18(4), 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2013.4

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2013
Deposit Date Jan 29, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society
Print ISSN 1088-0763
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 18
Issue 4
Pages 335-351
DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2013.4
Keywords old age, affect, transitional phenomena, ritual, repetition
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925351
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2013.4
Additional Information Additional Information : Online publication 4 April 2013. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Crociani-Windland, L. (2013) Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding. Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, 18 (4). pp. 335-351. ISSN 1088-0763 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2013.4

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