{"title":"Reminiscence in Ageing People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploratory Study","authors":"Joris Van Puyenbroeck, B. Maes","doi":"10.1179/096979505799103821","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Reminiscing can be defined as ‘remembering memorable events or experiences of long ago’ (Burnside and Haight, 1992). It is a concept widely explored in psychological literature (Haight, 1991; Haight and Hendrix, 1995; Hendrix and Haight, 2002), with different terms being used: life review, oral history, life history, life reflection, auto-biography, and narratives. The reason for this widespread interest is the belief that reminiscence can help a person to age ‘successfully’ (Butler, 1963). It is described as: a means to understand and come to terms with one’s own past; a pleasant, satisfying activity; a way to communicate and make contact; a way to earn recognition; and finally, a means to get a better understanding of changes (Coleman, 1986; Gibson, 1994).","PeriodicalId":412658,"journal":{"name":"The British Journal of Development Disabilities","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2005-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"13","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The British Journal of Development Disabilities","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1179/096979505799103821","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Reminiscing can be defined as ‘remembering memorable events or experiences of long ago’ (Burnside and Haight, 1992). It is a concept widely explored in psychological literature (Haight, 1991; Haight and Hendrix, 1995; Hendrix and Haight, 2002), with different terms being used: life review, oral history, life history, life reflection, auto-biography, and narratives. The reason for this widespread interest is the belief that reminiscence can help a person to age ‘successfully’ (Butler, 1963). It is described as: a means to understand and come to terms with one’s own past; a pleasant, satisfying activity; a way to communicate and make contact; a way to earn recognition; and finally, a means to get a better understanding of changes (Coleman, 1986; Gibson, 1994).
回忆可以定义为“回忆很久以前难忘的事件或经历”(Burnside and Haight, 1992)。这是心理学文献中广泛探讨的一个概念(Haight, 1991;海特和亨德里克斯,1995;Hendrix and Haight, 2002),使用了不同的术语:生活回顾、口述历史、生活史、生活反思、自我传记和叙事。引起这种广泛兴趣的原因是人们相信回忆可以帮助一个人“成功地”变老(Butler, 1963)。它被描述为:一种理解和接受自己过去的方式;愉快的,令人满意的活动;沟通和联系的方式;获得认可的方法;最后,一种更好地理解变化的手段(Coleman, 1986;吉普森,1994)。