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• “His anger was so overwhelming that he needed to take some physical action.[...]
• Additionally, building something new was a way to overcome his feelings of helplessness; he could create something he had control over.
• Finally, throwing himself into this project was his way of shutting out the world and being alone with his grief. [...]
• In fact, what might appear to be bizarre behavior, such as tearing out a kitchen, may, in fact, be a constructive
coping strategy.“
(© Jaffe & Diamond 2011, p. 102)
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Male infertility: Impact of donor insemination
Counselling issues include managing the taboo, social stigma and legal uncertainties, the meanings attributed to the donor for the intended parents and the child, the donor’s anonymity or identifiability as well as sharing the information with the child and significant others.
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(from: Covington & Hammer Burns 2006; Thorn & Wischmann 2009)
