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Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan, Second Edition

(Michael S) #1



    1. Introduction Acknowledgments xvii



    • Text Structure

    • Objectives

    • Biopsychosocial Aspects of Grief

      • Biological Effects of Grief

      • Psychological Effects of Grief

      • Social Aspects of Grief



    • Introduction to Grief Theory

      • Classical Grief Theory

        • Task-Based Theories

        • Stage-Based Theories



      • The Transition to Postmodern Grief Theory

        • Dual Process Model

        • Meaning-Making and Grief

        • Continuing Bonds and Grief

        • Disenfranchised Grief

        • Ambiguous and Nonfinite (or Chronic) Grief





    • Issues of Intervention

      • Therapist Activity in Intervening With Grief

      • Mindfulness as an Intervention for Grief



    • A Final Word About Grief Work

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Perinatal Attachment and Loss



    • Objectives

    • Developmental Aspects of Pregnancy

      • Biological Developmental Context of Pregnancy

      • Psychological Aspects of Pregnancy

      • Social Aspects of Pregnancy



    • Summary of Development in the Prenatal Period

    • Loss as Experienced by a Fetus

    • Loss of a Fetus as Experienced by Significant Others

      • Biological Changes Associated With Intrauterine Fetal Death

      • Psychological Aspects of IUFD

      • Social Aspects of IUFD



    • Other Types of Perinatal Loss

      • Infertility

      • Assisted Reproductive Technologies

      • Medically Complicated Pregnancies and Loss

        • Children Impacts and Perceptions of Loss for Elementary School-Aged



      • Death Losses

        • Death of a Parent

        • Death of a Sibling

        • Death of a Pet



      • Nondeath Losses

        • Losses Due to Sexual Abuse





    • Typical and Maturational Losses

      • Loss Due to Parental Divorce

      • Loss and the Military

      • Loss of Being a Child



    • Intervention Issues With Elementary School Children

      • Others Loss of an Individual of Elementary School Age as Experienced by

      • Parents’ Loss of a Child

      • Forgotten Mourners—The Grandparents

      • Losses (Nondeath) Related to Child Protective Services



    • Readings

      • A Small Miracle: Perinatal HIV Transmission

      • Not an American Movie Deborah Calvert



    • Summary Huong Nguyen and Deborah Falk

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Tweens and Teens



    • Objectives

    • Development: Identity Development Versus Identity Diffusion

      • Biological Development

      • Psychosocial Development



    • Losses Experienced by the Adolescent

      • Death Losses

        • Death of a Parent

        • Death of a Sibling

        • Death of a Grandparent

        • Death of a Friend



      • Nondeath Losses

        • Loss of Self-Esteem/Identity

        • Loss of a Relationship

        • Loss of Health





    • Interventions With Tweens and Teens

    • Response to the Death of an Adolescent

      • Parents’ Loss of a Tween or Teen

      • Grandparents’ Grief After Adolescent’s Death



    • Typical and Maturational Losses

      • Higher Expectations for Responsibility and Independence

      • Aspects of Identity Change



    • Readings

      • A Girl Unlike Other Girls

        • Teen Girls Speak Bereavement After Losing Friends to Homicide: Two African American



      • Sophie’s Move to a Residential Care Facility Celeste M. Johnson



    • Summary Bonnie Fader Wilkenfeld

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Emerging Adults



    • Objectives

    • Developmental Stage: Adult Sufficiency or Insufficiency

      • Biological Development

      • Psychological Development

      • Social Development



    • Losses Experienced by Emerging Adults

      • Death Losses

        • Death of a Parent

        • Death of Friends/Lovers



      • Nondeath Loss

        • Chronic and Life-Threatening Illness





    • Death of an Emerging Adult as Experienced by Others

      • Parents’ and Others’ Responses to an Emerging Adult’s Death



    • Typical and Maturational Losses

      • Loss of Economic Viability

      • Loss of a Love

      • Substance Use Disorders



    • Interventions

    • Readings

      • Grief, Resilience, and Healing During Emerging Adulthood

      • Emerging Adulthood: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Natalie Carlos Cruz

        • by Suicide Inheriting an Unfortunate Legacy: Growing Up Fatherless





    • Summary Chris Michael

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Young Adulthood



    • Objectives

    • Developmental Crisis: Intimacy Versus Isolation

      • Biological Development

      • Psychological Development

      • Social Development



    • Losses Experienced by the Young Adult

      • Death Losses

        • Death of a Parent

        • Death of a Life Partner



      • Nondeath Losses

        • Parental Divorce

        • Loss and Problems Related to U.S. Military Service

        • Chronic Illness





    • Others’ Experience of a Young Adult’s Death Contents xi

      • Loss of a Young Adult as Experienced by Young Adult

      • Parents and Siblings Experiences of a Young Adult’s Death



    • Typical and Maturational Losses in Early Adulthood

      • Aspirations Loss of Young Adult’s Ability to Pursue Their Vocational/Career

      • Delaying Decisions About Childbearing

      • Losses Connected With the Transition to Parenthood



    • Readings

      • Loss of a Child: Case of Lisa

      • The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Adult Development Roseanne Muscarella

        • Sex Work Connecting and Disconnecting: Losses From Leaving Street-Based





    • Summary Corey Shdaimah

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Middle Adulthood



    • Objectives

    • Developmental Crisis: Generativity Versus Stagnation

      • Biological Development

      • Psychological Development

      • Social Development



    • Loss as Experienced by Midlife Adults

      • Death Losses

        • Death of a Parent

        • Death of an Adult Child

        • Death of a Sibling in Adulthood

        • Death of a Cousin



      • Nondeath Losses

        • Facing a Chronic or Life-Threatening Illness or Disability

        • Loss/Transition of Employment

        • Divorce





    • The Loss of a Midlife Adult as Experienced by Others

      • Death of a Life Partner

        • Death of a Nonmarried Partner





    • Typical and Maturational Losses of Midlife Adults

      • Loss Experienced by Parents When Children Leave Home

      • Loss of the Family Home

        • Dreams The Transformation of Identity and “Letting Go” of Past





    • Intervention

    • Readings

      • I Lost My Cousin

      • Losing Jack: Accidental Death of a Spouse in Midlife Judy Catterton

      • Finding the Way Again Jean

      • Job Loss in Midlife xii Contents



    • Summary Kudu

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Retirement and Reinvention



    • Objectives

      • Retirement The Transition to the Third Quarter of Life: Reinvention and



    • Retirement: Diverse Pathways/Models/Meanings

      • Reinvention Losses Experienced by the Adult During Retirement and

      • Loss and Transformation of Identity

      • Loss of Routine: Search for Balance

      • Loss of or Change in Work Relationships

      • Loss of Financial Resources



    • Typical and Maturational Changes/Losses

      • Growth Loss of or Change in One’s Belief System: The Importance of Spiritual

      • Changes Within the Marital/Partner Relationship

      • Changes in Relationships With Friends

      • Changes in Relationship With One’s Community



    • The Process of Change: Coping With the Transition Process

    • Loss of a Retirement/Reinvention Adult as Experienced by Others

      • Adult Children

      • Parents



    • Readings

      • Retirement

      • Reflections on Retirement—1 Year Out William P. Miller

      • Jean Haskell’s Story Marcia Krayton Goldstein

      • Retirement Is Not a Dirty Word Jean Haskell



    • Summary Norma Bolden

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Older Adults



    • Objectives

    • Developmental Crisis: Integrity Versus Despair

      • Biological Development

      • Psychological Development

        • Developing a Point of View About Death



      • Social Development

      • Positive Aging—A Paradigm Shift



    • Losses Experienced by the Older Adults

      • Death Losses

        • Loss of Partner

        • Death of an Adult Child

        • Death of Friends

          • Resilience in the Face of Death Losses Contents xiii

          • Suicide Among Older Adults





      • Nondeath Losses

        • Coping With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness





    • Typical and Maturational Losses

      • Loss of Home/Relocation

      • Grandparent Caregivers



    • Intervention

      • Meditation as an Intervention for Older Adults



    • End-of-Life Issues

      • Palliative and Hospice Care

      • Death With Dignity—Patients’ Rights at the End of Life



    • Readings

      • The Ever-Changing Landscape for Hospice Social Workers

      • End of Life as a Military Veteran: Wesley’s Story Michelle Brooks



    • Summary Patricia A. Findley

    • Discussion Questions





    1. Conclusions



    • Objectives

    • Accompanying the Bereaved in Their Grief

    • Maturational Losses as Disenfranchised Losses

      • Bereavement Importance of the Dual Process Model of Coping With



    • Importance of Continuing Bonds

    • Meaning-Making as a Process of Growth

    • Trauma and Grief

    • Grief Counseling Efficacy and Hidden Losses

    • Grief and the Clinician: Cautions

      • You Cannot Bypass Grief

      • Take Care of Yourself



    • Discussion Questions



  • References

  • Index

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