Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan, Third Edition: A Biopsychosocial Perspective

Note to Readers: Publisher does not guarantee quality or access to any included digital components if book is purchased through a third-party seller. The third edition of this unrivaled text on loss, grief, and bereavement continues to provide a unique biopsychosocial perspective and developmental framework for understanding grieving patterns. Organized by a lifespan trajectory, this text describes developmental aspects of grieving, linking these theories to effective clinical work. Biopsychosocial developmental theories, including neurobiological and genetic information, frame chapters that include recent research on how people of that age respond to varied loss situations, and intervention strategies supported by practice experience and empirical evidence are addressed. The new edition illuminates special considerations in risk and resilience for each life phase, systematically addressing issues of oppression, marginalization, and health disparities. It includes a new chapter on grief and loss as they effect individuals over 85 and covers spiritual development for each life phase. The book restructures the adult chapters to reflect major changes in theories on expanded lifespans, adds to content on evolving living arrangements for aging individuals, and expands coverage of common losses at different points in the lifespan. This new edition includes material on ageism and its impact on health and also examines the challenges faced by older adults in the LGBT community. Additionally, the third edition explicitly incorporates the rapidly evolving science of Adverse Childhood Experiences, addressing how ACEs intersect with grief and loss. Vignettes and case studies are incorporated into each life-phase chapter, illuminating the lived experience of grief. Thought-provoking discussion questions, chapter objectives, and additional resources for both students and instructors reinforce critical thinking and an Instructor’s Manual, Casebook (of prior chapter readings), and PowerPoint slides are available for download. A free eBook is included with every text purchase. New to the Third Edition: Adds Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience to every chapter Incorporates Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and their effects at various life stages Focus on neurobiological and genomic aspects of health Includes a new chapter on the Fourth Age – from 85 up Discusses spiritual development for each life phase Incorporates new case studies Restructures adult chapters to reflect major new theories about expanded lifespans Welcomes a new author who adds content on the third and fourth ages of older adulthood, ageism, and the experience of aging in LGBT communities Expands content on areas of marginalization – race, gender, financial resources, educational disparities, and more Expands content on evolving living arrangements for older adults Expands information on typical losses at different life stages Delivers expanded web materials including a casebook of prior readings from earlier editions, in addition to PowerPoint slides and class plans and activities in the Instructor Manual Key Features: Provides a complete overview of classic and current grief theories Delivers a standardized developmental approach to each age group for consistency Presents practical intervention strategies for different life stages Includes chapter objectives, vignettes, case studies, and narratives to illustrate specific forms of loss Delivers abundant instructor resources including instructor’s guide with sample syllabus and exercises, PowerPoints, class activities, and suggested resources Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Grief and Loss: Theories and Context Introduction Objectives Context Text Structure Bio–Psycho–Social–Spiritual Aspects of Grief Risk and Resilience and Grappling with Adverse Childhood Experiences A Word About the Changing Demographic of the United States and the World Introduction to Grief Theory Issues of Intervention A Final Word About Grief Work Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 2: Grief and Loss in the Context of Perinatal Attachment and Loss Introduction Objectives Vignette Developmental Aspects of Pregnancy Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Summary of Development in the Prenatal Period Loss as Experienced by a Fetus Reactions of Others to the Loss of a Fetus Other Types of Perinatal Loss Intervention Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 3: Grief and Loss in Infancy, Toddlerhood, and Preschool Introduction Objectives Vignette Developmental Tasks: Trust Versus Mistrust and Autonomy Versus Shame Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced in Infancy and Early Childhood Reactions of Parents and Others to the Loss of an Infant or Preschooler Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 4: Grief and Loss in Elementary School-Age Children Introduction Objectives Vignette Developmental Tasks: Initiative Versus Guilt and Industry Versus Inferiority Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Loss Experienced by Elementary School-Age Children Reactions of Others to the Loss of an Elementary School–Age Child Parents’ Loss of a Child Intervention Issues with Children in Elementary School Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 5: Grief and Loss in Tweens and Teens Introduction Objectives Vignette Developmental Tasks: Identity Development Versus Identity Diffusion Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced by the Adolescent Reactions of Others to the Death of an Adolescent Interventions with Tweens and Teens Conclusion Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 6: Grief and Loss in Emerging Adults Introduction Objectives Vignette Developmental Tasks: Adult Sufficiency or Insufficiency Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced by Emerging Adults Reactions of Others to the Death of an Emerging Adult Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 7: Grief and Loss in Young Adulthood Introduction Objectives Vignette Defining Young Adulthood Developmental Themes of Young Adulthood Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced by Young Adults Reactions of Others to the Death of a Young Adult Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 8: Grief and Loss in Middle Adulthood Introduction Objectives Vignette Defining Middle Adulthood Developmental Themes of Middle Adulthood Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced by Midlife Adults Reactions of Others to the Death of an Adult in Midlife Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 9: Grief and Loss in Retirement and Reinvention Introduction Objectives Vignette Developmental Aspects of Retirement: Preparing Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Theories Explaining Successful Transition to Retirement Fantasy Versus Reality Living Losses Linked to Retirement Reinvention Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 10: Grief and Loss in Young-Old Adulthood: The Third Age Introduction Objectives Vignette Defining Older Adulthood Developmental Themes of Older Adulthood, Ages 65 to 84 Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced by Older Adults in Their Third Age Reaction of Others to the Death of Third Agers Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 11: Grief and Loss in Older Adulthood: The Fourth Age Introduction Objectives Vignettes Defining Older Adulthood: The Fourth Age Developmental Themes of the Oldest Old Age Special Considerations in Risk and Resilience Losses Experienced by Older Adults in Their Fourth Age Reaction of Others to the Death of an Older Adult Interventions Summary Discussion Questions Key References Chapter 12: Conclusions Introduction Objectives Endings Accompanying the Bereaved in Their Grief Maturational Losses as Disenfranchised Losses Importance of the Dual-process Model of Coping with Bereavement Importance of Continuing Bonds Meaning-making as a Process of Growth Trauma and Grief Grief Counseling Efficacy Grief and the Clinician: Cautions Discussion Questions Key References Index "This book conveys the most recent developments in theoretical understandings of loss and grief theory, trauma and attachment theories, and developmental aspects of grief from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective (including neurobiological and genomicetic information)"-- Provided by publisher