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Summary
A practicing psychologist defines grief as the normal, expected, and healthy response to loss and provides a realistic appreciation for the pain, frustration, and difficult work required to overcome grief. Full description
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Learning about grief. 1. Knowing more can help
- 2. What is grief?
- 3. How grief affects you
- 4. What factors influence your grief
- 5. What to expect in grief
- Part II. Grieving different forms of death. 6. Sudden versus anticipated death
- 7. Cause of death
- Part III. Grieving and your family. 8. Family reorganization after the death of a family member
- 9. Loss of a spouse
- 10. Adult loss of a parent
- 11. Adult loss of a sibling
- 12. Loss of a child
- 13. Helping children cope with death and mourning
- Part IV. Resolving your grief. 14. What is necessary to "resolve" your grief
- 15. Specific suggestions for resolving your grief
- 16. Personal bereavement rituals and funerals
- 17. What "recovery" will and will not mean
- 18. Solving practical problems
- Part V. Getting additional help. 19. Finding effective professional and self-help group assistance
- 20. Resource listing.