num_pages: 262
description: The assumptive world concept is a psychological principle of the conservation of human reality or "culture" - it is a lens for seeing the psychological disturbances that occur in times of change. In this collection, the authors examine the assumptive world from diverse theoretical perspectives, providing the reader with an array of different viewpoints illuminating the concept and its clinical usefulness.
language: English
title: Loss of the Assumptive World: A Theory of Traumatic Loss
publisher: Routledge