The Nature of Grief

The Evolution and Psychology of Reactions to Loss
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-17858-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 512 g

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, and he proves this by bringing together material from evolutionary psychology, ethology and experimental psychology.
This innovative new work will be required reading for developmental and clinical psychologists and all those in the caring professions.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Archer, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Thanatologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction: what is grief?, 2 The historical background to grief research, 3 Accounts of grief from other sources, 4 The biological context of grief, 5 The grief process: an analytic approach, 6 The grief process: holistic views, 7 The resolution of grief, 8 The mental processes of grief, 9 An evolutionary view of individual differences in grief, 10 The relationship with the deceased, 11 Loss of a son or daughter, 12 Death of a relative or friend, 13 The influence of the age and sex of the bereaved, 14 Conclusions, References, Author index, Subject index

Über Autor(innen)

John Archer