Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• A Tale of Two Sisters
• The Desire to Know More
• Beginning Assumptions
• The Larger Context
• Aims and Purpose
• Challenges
• Sources and Approach
• Overview
• Chapter 1. Universal Grief Processes and Responses
• In Every Life There is Gain and Loss
• A Relational/Contextual View of Attachments and Loss
• Types of Losses
• The Universal, Normal Grief Process
• A Loss and Recovery Model of Grief
• Is the Grief Process the Same for Everyone?
• Grief Trajectories and Variations Within the Normal Grief Response
• Assessment of a Person’s Current Grieving Process
• Management of the Normal Grieving Process
• Summary
• Chapter 2. When Grief Becomes Complicated
• Stories of Complicated Grief
• Is Grief Becoming More Complex?
• A Definition of Complicated Grief
• Stage-Specific Complications
• General Risk Factors
• People Who are Particularly At Risk
• Assessing Complicated Grief Trajectories
• More Experiences of Complicated Grieving
• Summary
• Chapter 3. Dysfunctional Grieving
• The Initial Inquiry
• Labeling Grief Responses
• Locus of Impairment
• Severity of Impairment
• Dysfunctional Grieving Criteria
• Individuals Who are Particularly at Risk
• Strategies for Challenging Dysfunctional Behavior
• Summary
• Chapter 4. The Spiritual Side of Grief and Loss
• Definition of Spirituality
• Religious Spirituality
• Spirituality and Wellness
• Spiritual Activity
• The Spiritual Component of Grief Work
• Experiences of Spiritually Based Grief Complications
• Spiritually Based Dysfunctional Grief
• Individuals Particularly at Risk for Spiritually Based Complications
• Stages of Spiritual Grief
• Summary
• Chapter 5. How Perceptions, Thoughts, and Beliefs Influence Care
• Subjectivity, Vulnerability, and Professional Bias
• Recognizing the Relational Feedback Loop
• Common Myths and Misperceptions Concerning Grief and Loss
• Problematic Implications
• Recognizing Critical Care Points
• Using Perceptions and Beliefs to Enhance Care
• The Role of Consultation
• Summary
• Chapter 6. Therapies and Treatment Priorities
• Types of Treatment
• Loss-Focused Therapies
• Adjunct Therapies
• Longer-Term Grief Therapies
• Multiple Therapies
• Establishing Treatment Priorities
• A Holistic Treatment Process
• Summary
• Chapter 7. Positive Strategies and Helpful Interventions
• General Grief Resolution Strategies
• Strategies for Telling the Grief Story
• Strategies for Developing a Sense of Self
• Strategies for Developing a Sense of Relationship
• Strategies for Creating a Sense of Meaning
• Strategies for Building Memories
• Strategies for Recognizing Continuity of Being
• Expressing Grief in Other Ways
• Turning Around Unhelpful Grief Responses
• Summary
• Chapter 8. Reorganization and Reclaiming One’s Life
• Reorganization Involves Change
• Motivators
• Decisions to Move Ahead
• Challenges to Reorganization
• Developing a Lifelong Habit of Learning
• Reclaiming Life
• Appendix A. Universal Grief Response
• Appendix B. Possible Complications Surrounding Significant Loss
• Appendix C. Identification of Risk Factors That May Lead to Complicated and Dysfunctional Grieving
• Appendix D. Grief Trajectory Worksheet: Complicated/Dysfunctional Grief
• Appendix E. Grief Response Service Wheel
• Appendix F. Severity of Grief Response: Impairment Flow Sheet Template
• Appendix G. Dysfunctional Grieving Criteria: Symptoms and Behavior That Can Indicate Dysfunctional Grieving
• Bibliography
• Index
  
  
• Reference Notes Included

About the Author

Harold G. Koenig, Junietta B. Mccall