The Nature of Grief : The Evolution and Psychology of Reactions to Loss.
Title:
The Nature of Grief : The Evolution and Psychology of Reactions to Loss.
Author:
Archer, John.
ISBN:
9780203360651
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (334 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: what is grief? -- The historical background to grief research -- Accounts of grief from other sources -- The biological context of grief -- The grief process: an analytic approach -- The grief process: holistic views -- The resolution of grief -- The mental processes of grief -- An evolutionary view of individual differences in grief -- The relationship with the deceased -- Loss of a son or daughter -- Death of a relative or friend -- The influence of the age and sex of the bereaved -- Conclusions -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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