The nature of grief the evolution and psychology of reactions to loss

The Nature of Grief is a provocative new study on the evolution of grief. Most literature on the topic regards grief either as a psychiatric disorder or illness to be cured. In contrast to this, John Archer shows that grief is a natural reaction to losses of many sorts, even to the death of a pet, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Archer, John, 1944- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge 1999.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • chapter 1 Introduction: what is grief?
  • chapter 2 The historical background to grief research
  • chapter 3 Accounts of grief from other sources
  • chapter 4 The biological context of grief
  • chapter 5 The grief process: an analytic approach
  • chapter 6 The grief process: holistic views
  • chapter 7 The resolution of grief
  • chapter 8 The mental processes of grief
  • chapter 9 An evolutionary view of individual differences in grief
  • chapter 10 The relationship with the deceased
  • chapter 11 Loss of a son or daughter
  • chapter 12 Death of a relative or friend
  • chapter 13 The influence of the age and sex of the bereaved
  • chapter 14 Conclusions.