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The nature of grief : the evolution and psychology of reactions to loss /

In this study on the evolution of grief John Archer shows that grief is a natrual reaction to losses of many sorts and he proves this by bringing together material from evolutionary psychology, ethology and experimental psychology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Archer, John, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: What is grief?
  • The historical background to grief research
  • Accounts of grief from other sources
  • The biological context of grief
  • The grief process: an analytic approach
  • The grief process: holistic views
  • The resolution of grief
  • The mental processes of grief
  • An evolutionary view of individual differences in grief
  • The relationship with the deceased
  • Loss of a son or daughter
  • Death of a relative or friend
  • The influence of the age and sex of the bereaved.