The Psychological and Emotional Stages of Divorce

Abstract

REVIEW ARTICLE between couples, cooperation rather than competitive relationship [6,7]. Aim To educate family physician about early stages of psychological and emotional stages in marital divorce for early prevention and management. The stages of the psychological and emotional divorce are five transitional zones such as: [4,8]. Stage one: Blaming the spouse and disillusionment of one party The couple started to blame each other for past, present and even future problems in their life. The ini-tiator developed negative self-image, vague feelings of dissatisfaction, stored angers, greater distance, lack of mutuality, anxiety, depressed mood, feel upset, guilty feeling and experiences a low energy level. Moreover he/she has masked feeling of blame, fear, anger, depression , stubborn behaviour. While the receiver developed feeling of disbelief, denial, divorce opposed helplessness, lack of control, fear of the unknown and shock feelings. The counsellor or mediator roles are many; the counsellor should fosters couple sense of control on their lives, neutralizes their fear from physical and emotional separation process, In addition, supports making short-term decisions concerning the physical separation. The counsellor should maintain structures information gathering for better parenting skills and have good support system for roller coaster couple feelings.