Grief isn't something to get over : finding a home for memories and emotions after losing a loved one / Mary Lamia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamia, Mary C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grief.

Bereavement.

Loss (Psychology).

grief.

mourning.

Medical Subjects:

Grief.

Bereavement.

Physical Description:

x, 223 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2022]

Summary:

"The 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. This book aims 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Why we remember

Loss, identity, and our sense of self

Feeling our memories

Grief thoughts

Sensory and physiological reminders

Adapting to loss

Losing and rediscovering ourselves.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lamia, Mary C. Grief isn't something to get over

ISBN:

9781433837944

1433837943

OCLC:

1283949807

Publisher Number:

90101597982