Description
Grief Here and Now
Book Summary
A rigorous and scientific guide to understanding and coping with the process of grief in all its forms. This book offers practical tools and psychological support for both those who have suffered a loss and the professionals who support them. It addresses illness, accidents, or catastrophes, analyzing the factors involved in each case and providing intervention protocols. An essential work for learning how to live with hope despite the sadness, integrating loss and finding new meaning in life.
What is it about?
Grief Here and Now is a reference manual that addresses the grieving process from a clear, scientific, and multidisciplinary perspective. The work not only focuses on the loss of a loved one, but also explores grief in the face of illness, both sudden and long-term, and in traumatic situations such as accidents or catastrophes. The book analyzes how grief manifests differently depending on the age of the affected person (children, youth, or the elderly) and the role they hold within their family and social environment. Throughout its pages, the various psychological, social, and emotional factors that influence each case are broken down, offering the reader detailed protocols for action and treatment. The ultimate goal is to provide realistic and hopeful support, helping people to continue living with purpose despite the pain, integrating the loss as part of their life story.
Main Themes
- Grieving processes following the loss of a loved one.
- Coping with illness (sudden and long-term) and its emotional implications.
- Protocols for action and psychological treatment in situations of grief.
- Grief across different stages of life: childhood, youth, and old age.
- Social and group factors that influence the experience of grief.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at people going through a grieving process or who have lost a loved one, as well as family members and friends who wish to offer informed support. It is also a valuable tool for psychologists, social workers, doctors, healthcare staff, and any professional who supports people in situations of illness, loss, or catastrophe. Its rigorous approach and clear language make it accessible to both the general public and specialists.
What this book contributes
- A deep and scientific understanding of the grieving process, demystifying erroneous beliefs.
- Practical action protocols for dealing with different types of loss and illness.
- Tools for supporting children, youth, and the elderly through their grieving process.
- A hopeful approach that helps find new meaning in life after loss.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Various Authors
- Publisher: Sello Editorial, S.L.
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: SOCIAL, GROUP, OR COLLECTIVE PSYCHOLOGY
- Collection: PSYCHOLOGY
- Binding: Other
- Publication Date: November 2009
- Number of pages: 176
- Weight: 414 g
Editorial Review
Grief Here and Now stands as an essential reference work within psychological literature on grief. Its value lies in the scientific rigor with which it addresses such a delicate subject and its ability to offer practical answers and intervention protocols. The work does not limit itself to describing pain, but provides a framework of understanding and concrete tools for intervention, for both the affected individual and the professional. It is a book that balances human sensitivity with clinical objectivity, becoming a solid and useful resource for its target audience.