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Annotation This volume provides insightful analysis and theoretical interpretation of factors that contribute to a range of adjustment patterns among bereaved persons in late life. It places the experience of widowhood in late life squarely within the context of contemporary society and explores a r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Carr, Deborah (Deborah S.), Nesse, Randolph M., Wortman, Camille B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2006.
Temas:
Bereavement in old age > United States > Case studies.
Widows > United States > Psychology > Case studies.
Widowers > United States > Psychology > Case studies.
Bereavement.
Widowhood.
Older people.
Bereavement
Widowhood
Aged, 80 and over
Aged
Deuil chez la personne âgée > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Veuves > États-Unis > Psychologie > Études de cas.
Veufs > États-Unis > Psychologie > Études de cas.
Deuil.
Veuvage.
Personnes âgées.
mourning.
elderly.
SELF-HELP > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
Older people
Bereavement in old age
Widowers > Psychology
Widows > Psychology
United States
Congress
Case Reports
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Case studies
Conference papers and proceedings.
Case studies.
Actes de congrès.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a history of the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Randolph M. Nesse, Camille B. Wortman, and James S. House. pt. I. Studying bereavement: methodological innovations and contextual influences. Understanding late life widowhood: new directions in research, theory, and practice / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Randolph M. Nesse
  • Methodological issues in studying late life bereavement / Deborah Carr
  • How older Americans die today: implications for surviving spouses / Deborah Carr, Camille B. Wortman, and Karin Wolff. pt. II. Personal consequences of spousal loss. Psychological consequences of spousal loss among older adults: understanding the diversity of responses / Karin Wolff and Camille B. Wortman
  • Closer look at health and widowhood: do health behaviors changes after the loss of a spouse? / Amy Mehraban Pienta and Melissa M. Franks
  • Interpersonal and spiritual connections among bereaved older adults / Stephanie L. Brown, James S. House, and Dylan M. Smith
  • Economic and practical adjustments to late life spousal loss / Rebecca L. Utz. pt. III. New perspectives on grief and bereavement. Evolutionary framework for understanding grief / Randolph M. Nesse
  • Widowhood, grief and the quest for meaning: a narrative perspective on resilience / Robert A. Neimeyer. pt. IV. Implications for practice, policy, and future research. Clinical interventions with the bereaved: what clinicians and counselors can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Anthony D. Mancini, David L. Pressman, and George A. Bonanno
  • Implications for public policies and social services: what social workers and other gerontological practitioners can learn from the Changing Lives of Older Couples Study / Virginia E. Richardson
  • The future of late life spousal bereavement / Deborah Carr.

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