Quality of Life article
The International Brain Injury Association published an article entitled Overcoming Anomy: The Impact of Positive Rituals on Quality of Life issue 3 2008.
Thomas E. Pomeranz, Ed.D., President, Universal LifeStiles, LLC, Research and Policy Fellow Minot State University, has this to say:
Quality of life can be elusive and complicated for all individuals and can be dramatically so for people with traumatic brain injury who are globally challenged. Physical prowess, cognitive functioning, family, friends, sexuality, employment and hope are among the markers of a quality of life that may be jeopardized or lost for many with TBI. These losses and/or perceived losses combined with a lowered threshold for mediating one’s emotional state, commonly give rise to demonstrations of anger and hostility. This article is intended to provide the reader with an alternative therapeutic strategy to address these behaviors which interfere with a quality of life. If my life has no meaning or value, then I will behave in a way to cause your life to be void of meaning and value as well. When this statement was first shared with me I was struck by its profound implication relative to a variety of quality of life issues affecting many people with TBI. It was immediately evident that for a significant percentage of people with TBI, especially those requiring pervasive supports, that their life lacks meaning – diminished of value.
Read the full article by clicking Overcoming Anomy: The Impact of Positive Rituals on Quality of Life.
