Reminiscence Therapy : An Overview

Abstract

Reminiscence is a free-flowing process of thinking or talking about one’s experiences in order to reflect on and recapture significant events of a lifetime. Life review offers a chance to re-examine one’s life, pursue remote memories, recall past events and accomplishments, and seek personal validation. Life review, as a formal concept, is widely used in counseling therapy as people search for meaning, solve problems and strive for emotional resolutions. It also tends to occur when a person is confronted with critical decisions or is faced with the end of their life. Remembering the past can bring a new awareness to the present. This paper intends to throw light on some of the aspects of Reminiscence therapy and its clinical applications.