The nature of grief
Subtitle: the evolution and psychology of reactions to loss
By: John Archer.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Grief; Bereavement -- Psychological aspects; Death -- Psychological aspects; Loss (Psychology)
Description: "The Nature of Grief is a new synthesis of material from evolutionary psychology, ethology and experimental psychology on the process of grief. It steps outside of the psychiatric and psychoanalytic perspectives that have dominated grief research for so long, and argues that grief is not an illness or a disorder but a natural reaction to losses of many kinds." "John Archer identifies grief as a common experience throughout all human cultures that has evolved from simpler versions in animals." "The Nature of Grief also considers the cultural and historical context of contemporary ideas about grief, discusses literary, biographical and other non-scientific writings, and includes a wide-ranging, comprehensive and up-to-date review of research. It will be of interest to developmental and clinical psychologists and all those in the caring professions."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-296) and indexes.