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The Pattern of the Becoming-Self in Death and Dying

Marjorie C. Dobratz, RN; DNSc

University of Washington, Tacoma

As part of a triangulated study that examined psychological adaptation in home hospice patients, the grounded theory method was used to generate social-psychological processes of dying. The pattern of the becoming-self was one of seven patterns that emerged. The responses and reactions of 15 dying persons described a pattern that was shaped by self-integration, inner cognition, creation of personal meanings, and connection to others and a higher being. The becoming-self supported humanism and veritivity as defined in adaptation nursing theory.

Key Words: death and dying • human becoming • psychological adaptation • Roy model

Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 2, 137-142 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/08943180222108796
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