Bereavement in Late Life: Coping, Adaptation, and Developmental Influences

Hansson PhD, Robert O,Stroebe, Margaret S

ISBN 10: 1591474728 / ISBN 13: 9781591474722

Published by American Psychological Associati, 2007

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Synopsis:

Late life is a time when loss becomes more frequent. Grief experiences accumulate as many older people grapple with diminishing adaptive reserves, changes in cognitive and emotional functioning, patterns of social integration, loneliness, and financial risk. In these years, bereavement poses an array of difficult issues for coping, assessment, and intervention. In what is certain to become a landmark volume, Hansson and Stroebe present a critical review of the literature and dominant theories in the field of bereavement and examine how protective and problematic developmental processes affect the experience of bereavement in late life. They argue for a new, more fine-grained understanding of how the processes of aging and bereavement interact to influence life outcomes, adaptive potential, coping capacity, and successful aging. Finally, in a series of specific proposals, the authors present a path for future research on the bereavement experiences of older adults.

About the Author: Margaret S. Stroebe is associate professor of psychology at Utrecht Univesity, the Netherlands.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bereavement in Late Life: Coping, Adaptation...
Publisher: American Psychological Associati
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good