The truth about grief : the myth of its five stages and the new science of loss / Ruth Davis Konigsberg.
2011
BF575.G7 K638 2011 (Mapit)
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The truth about grief : the myth of its five stages and the new science of loss / Ruth Davis Konigsberg.
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Edition
1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed.
ISBN
9781439148334 (alk. paper)
1439148333 (alk. paper)
9781439148341
1439148341
1439148333 (alk. paper)
9781439148341
1439148341
Publication Details
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Language
English
Description
258 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
BF575.G7 K638 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
155.9/370973
Summary
In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth Davis Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying heavily on the work of psychologist George Bonanno.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
The idea that won't die
The American way of grief
Is widowhood forever?
The work of grief
The making of a bestseller
The grief counseling industry
The grief disease and resilience
Grief and the sexes
Grief for export.
The American way of grief
Is widowhood forever?
The work of grief
The making of a bestseller
The grief counseling industry
The grief disease and resilience
Grief and the sexes
Grief for export.