Identity (Re)constructions After Brain Injury: Personal and Family
Identity investigates how being diagnosed with acquired brain
injury (ABI) impacts identity (re)construction in both adults with
ABI and their close relatives. To show how being diagnosed with ABI
impacts identity (re)construction, this book investigates key
patterns of identity construction. Discourse analysis, especially
on the concept of positioning, provides an understanding of the
changes and developmental processes in these self-narratives. These
narrative (re)constructions point to a developmental change of
identity in the course of the different phases of the recovery
process for both persons with ABI and their relatives, including
conflicting voices from society, service providers, relatives, and
other adults with ABI. In addition, the (re)construction process is
characterized by much ambivalence in both ABI survivors and
relatives. Three perspectives are triangulated: (1) an insider
perspective from ABI survivors; (2) an insider perspective from
relatives; and (3) an outsider perspective from the researchers.
This allows us to see how identities are negotiated and constructed
in concrete situations. This innovative book will be required
reading for all students and academics working in the fields of
disability studies, rehabilitation psychology, sociology, allied
health, and social care.
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