The Psychological Challenges of Identity Reconstruction Following an Acquired Brain Injury

Authors

  • Chalotte Glintborg Aalborg University
  • Lærke Krogh Aalborg University

Abstract

An acquired brain injury (ABI) has a huge impact on a person’s life and identity. However, identity research in connection with ABI is still sparse. The present study investigates how people with ABI reconstruct their identity in the first year post-injury. Forty-three Danish adults were interviewed (semi- structured interviews) twice: while hospitalized and one year post-injury. Discourse analysis, drawing on the concepts of positioning and agency, was applied in order to investigate developmental processes in self-narratives over time. The analysis reveals that one of the key patterns in identity construction in this cohort is that the psychological changes and identity transitions emerge over time.

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Published

2015-09-05

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Glintborg, C., & Krogh, L. (2015). The Psychological Challenges of Identity Reconstruction Following an Acquired Brain Injury . Narrative Works, 5(2). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NW/article/view/25014

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015)

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