- 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
- Classical Grief Theory
- Issues of Intervention
- Therapist Activity in Intervening With Grief
- Mindfulness as an Intervention for Grief
- A Final Word About Grief Work
- Discussion Questions
- 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
- 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
- Death Losses
- 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
- A Girl Unlike Other Girls
- Summary Bonnie Fader Wilkenfeld
- Discussion Questions
- 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 Losses
- 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
- 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
- Death Losses
- 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
- 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
- Death Losses
- The Loss of a Midlife Adult as Experienced by Others
- Death of a Life Partner
- Death of a Nonmarried Partner
- Death of a Life 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
- 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
- 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
- Death Losses
- 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
- 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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