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Autore |
Archer John <1944-> |
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Titolo |
The nature of grief : the evolution and psychology of reactions to loss / / John Archer |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-68351-0 |
1-134-68352-9 |
0-203-36065-6 |
1-280-05432-8 |
0-415-17857-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grief |
Bereavement - Psychological aspects |
Death - Psychological aspects |
Loss (Psychology) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-296) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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chapter 1 Introduction: what is grief? -- chapter 2 The historical background to grief research -- chapter 3 Accounts of grief from other sources -- chapter 4 The biological context of grief -- chapter 5 The grief process: an analytic approach -- chapter 6 The grief process: holistic views -- chapter 7 The resolution of grief -- chapter 8 The mental processes of grief -- chapter 9 An evolutionary view of individual differences in grief -- chapter 10 The relationship with the deceased -- chapter 11 Loss of a son or daughter -- chapter 12 Death of a relative or friend -- chapter 13 The influence of the age and sex of the bereaved -- chapter 14 Conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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