Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief

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