The anatomy of grief /

Grief happens to everyone. Universal and enveloping, grief cannot be ignored or denied. This book uses humanistic and physiological approaches to describe grief's impact on the bereaved. Taking examples from literature, music, poetry, paleoarchaeology, personal experience, memoirs, and patient...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holinger, Dorothy P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Grief > Physiological aspects.
Bereavement.
Chagrin > Aspect physiologique.
Deuil.
Livres numériques.
mourning.
e-books.
PSYCHOLOGY > Emotions.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : From the depths
  • Grief, described. Evolutionary origins ; Forms of grief ; Language of the bereaved
  • Physiology of grief. The grief-stricken brain ; The broken heart of grief ; The grieving body
  • Lost loved ones. Mothers ; Fathers ; Children ; Sisters and brothers ; Life partners
  • Epilogue : A bittersweet alchemy.

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