Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Contributors Preface PART ONE Examining the Dominant Model Chapter 1 Introduction: What’s the Problem? Disengaging as a Goal of Grief Historical Perspective Autonomy or Interdependence Another Paradigm Qualitative Versus Quantitative Methods in the Study of Grief Conclusion References PART TWO Setting the Stage Chapter 2 Broken Hearts or Broken Bonds? Breaking Bonds in the 20th Century Grief in Other Cultures Grief in the Romantic Age Unrelinquished Relationships in Contemporary Society Bereavement in Postmodern Perspective References Chapter 3 Grief That Does Not End Evidence of Grief Recurrence How and Why Grief Can Recur Over a Lifetime Implications of Grief Recurrence American Cultural Notions About Grief Recurrence References Chapter 4 Grief in an Eastern Culture: Japanese Ancestor Worship Definition History Western Psychology and Japanese Ritual The Nature of the Spirits of the Dead Home Altars and Memorial Tablets Graves Ritual Time: O Bon Conclusion References PART THREE Bereaved Children Chapter 5 Children’s Construction of Their Dead Parents The Study Population Findings Discussion References Chapter 6 Bereaved Children’s Changing Relationships with the Deceased Types of Connections Preserving Memories of the Deceased Maintaining an Interactive Relationship With the Deceased Trajectories of Connections to the Deceased Revolving Within a Single Type of Connection to the Deceased General Summary of the Trajectories Conclusion References Chapter 7 Remembering a Parent Who Has Died: A Developmental Perspective Memory and Adult Mourning Memory, Maturation, and Childhood Bereavement Memory and Cognitive Development Person Perception Developmental Patterns of Parental Memories Developmental Arrest and Parent Loss Practical Implications Summary References Chapter 8 Relationship and Heritage: Manifestations of Ongoing Attachment Following Father Death Bereavement, Relationship, and Meaning Late Adolescent Bereavement Study Design Emotional Relationships After Death Conclusion References PART FOUR Spousal Bereavement Chapter 9 Widowhood and Husband Sanctification Husband Sanctification Chicago-Area Widows Who Sanctifies? Summary and Conclusions References Chapter 10 Remarriage of Widowed Persons: A Triadic Relationship Background Ties with Deceased Spouses in Widowhood Maintenance of Ties with the Deceased in Remarriage Discussion References Chapter 11 Memories of the Death and Life of a Spouse: The Role of Images and Sense of Presence in Grief Widows Participating in the Study Format of the Interviews Findings The Widows’ Stories Widows’ Experiences of the Memory of the Deceased Heuristic Models for the Role of Sense of Presence in Grief: Trance, Communication, Play, and Personal Religion Distress in the Interview/Coping in Life Impact of Bereavement Groups Conclusions References PART FIVE Parental Bereavement Chapter 12 The Deceased Child in the Psychic and Social Worlds of Bereaved Parents During the Resolution of Grief Introduction Interactions Through the Course of Grief Conclusion References Chapter 13 The Wounded Family: Bereaved Parents and the Impact of Adult Child Loss Introduction and Theory Research on Bereaved Parents in Israel The Wounded Family: A Study in Function, Relationship, and the Challenge of Recovery and Resolution of Bereavement Conclusions References PART SIX Bereaved Siblings Chapter 14 Basic Constructs of a Theory of Adolescent Sibling Bereavement Review of Literature Assumptions About Bereavement Constructs Discussion Conclusions and Recommendations References PART SEVEN Adoptee Losses Chapter 15 Retroactive Loss in Adopted Persons The Vital Questions Social and Legal Structuring of Adoption Developmental Influences on an Adoptee’s Inner Experience of a Birth Parent Ongoing Life Events: Their Influence on the Vividness of an Adoptee’s Interest in Birth Parents and on the Intensity of Motivation to Seek Knowledge or Contact Sustaining Fantasy, Family Romance Fantasy, and the Fantasies of Adoptees Actual Knowledge Versus a Permitted Locus of Thought Conclusions—The Arrow of Time: Contrasts and Parallels With Bereavement References Chapter 16 Grief and the Birth Origin Fantasies of Adopted Women Adoptees and Loss Fantasy Formation The Data Results References PART EIGHT Meanings and Implications Chapter 17 Grief and the Role of the Inner Representation of the Deceased Investigation Methods Study Results Intent of Investigation: A Discussion References Chapter 18 Attachment and the Reactions of Bereaved College Students: A Longitudinal Study New Thinking About Attachment and Grief An Idea for a Study on Bereavement and Attachment Research Method Research Findings Discussion Concluding Reflections References Chapter 19 Dilemmas in Identification for the Post-Nazi Generation: “My Good Father Was a Bad Man?” Excerpts from Interviews References PART NINE Conclusion Chapter 20 Concluding Thoughts Defining the Continuing Bond The Paradox of Letting Go and Remaining Involved Legitimation of Old Grief Problem Behavior Implications for Therapeutic Intervention Index