Sorrow's profiles death, grief, and crisis in the family - Alapack, Richard (Karnac, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-348) and index
'Dr. Richard Alapack, sensitively and with deep understanding, orchestrates a survivor's journey through the complex country of sorrow. Alapack challenges and transcends the received scientific view of grief over loss as a well-ordered progression. He appeals to the power of the imagination, broadening our understanding and breaking new ground that exposes both the life-giving and potentially destructive aspects of intense sorrow. This rich, original contribution to the grief literature must be read.'- Freda Woodrow Ph. D., University of Pretoria, South AfricaIn this beautifully tender, sensiti
Cover; Contents; About the author; Introduction; Part I; Chapter One: Grief: The algebra of loss; Chapter Two: Pase II: Over-binding: Memories and voluptuaries of grief; Chapter Three: Phase III: Recovery -- The power or failure of the imagination; Chapter Four: Gone crazy; Part II: Three Concrete Studies on Death in the Family; Chapter Five: Study #1: Vigilance for life on a deathwatch: One mother's dying and death; Chapter Six: Study #2: The first talk to one's child about death; Chapter Seven: Study #3: When home shatters: The death of a brother or sister; Part III.