Description
Book SynopsisThe loss of a loved one can be overwhelming. How do we endure grief? Can we simply forget, or 'get over it?' This book explains the science behind bereavement, from emotion to the persistence of memory, and shows readers how to understand and adapt to death as a part of life. Responses to loss are typically associated with negative emotions, traumatic memories, or separation distress, but we grieve because we care. This book demonstrates how negative emotional responses experienced in grief often follow experiences with positive emotional memories. Dr. Lamia emphasizes an understanding and acceptance of post-loss emotions.
Grief Isn''t Something to Get Overaims to expand our understanding of bereavement, placing it in alignment with how emotions work. Using numerous case examples and personal vignettes, this book helps readers recognize the ways in which emotions are connected to memories and influence our experiences of loss.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Chapter 1. Memories, Emotions, and Grief
Chapter 2. Why We Remember
Chapter 3. Loss, Identity, and Our Sense of Self
Chapter 4. Feeling Our Memories
Chapter 5. Grief Thoughts
Chapter 6. Sensory and Physiological Reminders
Chapter 7. Adapting to Loss
Chapter 8. Losing and Rediscovering Ourselves
Useful Definitions
References
Index
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