Paradox of Loss Toward a Relational Theory of Grief

Name: Paradox of Loss Toward a Relational Theory of Grief
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ISBN: 9780275979867

ISBN-10: 0275979865

ISBN-13: 9780275979867

Edition: 2003

Authors: Marilyn McCabe

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This volume explains a new theory of grief and loss that is designed to represent the realities not addressed in current conventional views of grief. First and last, McCabe's is a relational theory of grief. Inherent in this theory is the reality that the lost one remains and ongoing part of our existence and that a major dimension of grieving involves reintegrating our lives around the lost presence. This process does not have "stages" or prescribed time limits as those cited in traditional theory. The experience proceeds, rather, in terms of the griever's prior, ongoing, dynamic relationship with the loved one as well as others, and the griever's personal resources for reconstituting life…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 12/30/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.144



Foreword



Acknowledgments



What Is Wrong with Prevailing Grief Models?



Introduction



Grief Theory and Subjective Accounts



The Biases beneath Grief Theory



Developing a Relational Theory of Grief



A Personal Account of Loss



The Paradox of Loss and the Relationship between Self and Other



Time, Death, Knowing, and Memory



The Meaning of a Relational Approach


Bibliography


Index