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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2022, 5(10); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2022.051015.

A case study on the intervention of memory therapy in the psychological problems of rural widowed elderly

Author(s)

Yelin Jin

Corresponding Author:
Yelin Jin
Affiliation(s)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, YunNan Agricultural University, KunMing 066004, China

Abstract

As a special vulnerable group in China, the widowed elderly in rural areas are prone to adaptive psychological problems such as loneliness, inferiority and helplessness, anxiety and depression.  In this paper, through field investigation and interview, typical rural elderly widows were selected to intervene in social work cases, and the practical application of memorial therapy in rural elderly widows was discussed, in an attempt to provide a reference for the practice model of memorial therapy in this group.

Keywords

Memory therapy; Case work; Rural widowed elderly; Psychological problems

Cite This Paper

Yelin Jin. A case study on the intervention of memory therapy in the psychological problems of rural widowed elderly . Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 10: 93-99. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.051015.

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