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Author:   Judith Stillion, PhD, CT ,  Thomas Attig
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.780kg
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9780826171412

ISBN 10:   0826171419
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   07 November 2014
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Preface Introduction: Chronology of Developments in the Movement Thomas Attig PART I: INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTS 1. Seeking Wisdom About Mortality, Dying, and Bereavement Thomas Attig Personal History Philosophy as Love of Wisdom Existential Phenomenology Facing Personal Mortality Living While Dying Bereavement and Grieving Looking to the Future References 2. Know Thyself: Psychology’s Contributions to Thanatology Judith M. Stillion My Entry Into the Field Early Psychology The Psychoanalytic Movement Humanistic/Existential Psychology Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Behaviorism Positive Psychology Eclectic Thinkers Facing the Future References 3. Sociological Perspectives on Death, Dying, and Bereavement Tony Walter What Draws a Sociologist to Study Death? Foundations Current Themes Contemporary Challenges References 4. Science and Practice: Contributions of Nurses to End-of-Life and Palliative Care Diana J. Wilkie and Inge B. Corless Palliative and End-of-Life Care Journeys Uncovering and Combating the Conspiracy of Silence About Death and Dying Making Meaning: Living With the Chronicity of Life-Threatening Illnesses Promoting Team-Based Collaborative Approaches to Care Managing Pain and Symptoms of Children and Adults Integrating Bereavement Within Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Dying Care Conducting Research With People at the End of Life Educating Nurses to Improve Care of People at the End of Life Summary: Impact of Nurses on Palliative and End-of-Life Care References 5. Legal Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making James L. Werth Jr. Background 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010–Present Conclusion References 6. The Ethics of Caring for the Dying and the Bereaved Thomas Attig My Involvement in End-of-Life Ethics The History of Medical/Health Care Ethics Respect for Persons The Turn to Narrative Ethics Looking to the Future References 7. Theoretical Perspectives on Loss and Grief J. William Worden Sigmund Freud Erich Lindemann John Bowlby Colin Parkes Elisabeth Kübler-Ross William Worden Therese Rando Simon Rubin Thomas Attig Stroebe and Colleagues Continuing Bonds Robert Neimeyer and Janice Nadeau The Elephant Needs a Pedicure: Similarities, Differences, Directions for the Future References 8. The Psychologization of Grief and Its Depictions Within Mainstream North American Media Leeat Granek Grief as a Psychological Object of Study in a Modernist Context The Pathologization/Psychologization of Grief Depictions of Pathological/Psychological Grief in Mainstream Media Discussion Looking Ahead References 9. Developmental Perspectives on Death and Dying, and Maturational Losses Judith L. M. McCoyd and Carolyn A. Walter Our Stories Our Developmental Perspective Perinatal Period and Infancy Toddlerhood Through Preschool-Aged Children Elementary School-Aged Children Tweens and Teens Young Adults Middle Adulthood Retirement/Reinvention Older Adults New Directions and Developments References PART II: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS 10. Hospice Care of the Dying David Clark Attractions of Hospice Foundational Strands of Early Development Hospice Care Today: Evaluation and Controversy Challenges and Hopes for the Future of Hospice Care for the Dying References 11. Hospital-Based Palliative Care Bernard J. Lapointe and Dawn Allen Where We Began and How We Have Changed—A Brief History of Hospital-based Palliative Care Cornerstones and Foundations of Hospital-Based Palliative Care Current Challenges in Hospital-Based Palliative Care Looking Ahead: Protecting the Future of Hospital-Based Palliative Care References 12. Palliative Care for Children Betty Davies My Entry Into the Field Early Work in the Field The 1970s and 1980s The 1990s Definition of Pediatric Palliative Care Current Developments in PPC (2000–the Present) Challenges References 13. The Global Spread of Hospice and Palliative Care Stephen Connor Personal Reflection Foundational Work on the Global Development of Palliative Care Current Work on Development of Palliative Care Challenges and Hopes for the Future References 14. Death and Funeral Service Vanderlyn R. Pine Historical Antecedents to Post–World War II Funeral Directing The Changing Role of Funeral Directors Following World War II Scholarship About Funerals, Death, Grief, and Bereavement Research Focused on Funeral Directing Criticism of Funeral Directors and Funeral Practices The Impact of the Baby Boom on the Funeral Industry The Future References 15. Death Education at the College and University Level in North America Charles A. Corr My Involvement in This Field Early Initiatives Early Pedagogical Resources More Recent Developments: Survey Courses on Death, Dying, and Bereavement More Recent Developments: Other Death-Related Courses More Recent Developments: Thanatology Programs What Have We Learned From and About Death Education? References 16. Death Education as a Public Health Issue Allan Kellehear The Case for Death Education as a Public Health Issue Two Current International Examples Future Challenges References PART III: PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS 17. Spirituality: Quo Vadis? Kenneth J. Doka Religion, Spirituality, Health, and Grief Spiritual Tasks in Life-Threatening Illness Spirituality and Grief: After the Death Assisting Individuals and Families at the End of Life: Using Spirituality The Power and Use of Rituals The Challenge of Spiritual Support Quo Vadis References 18. Using the Arts and Humanities With the Dying, Bereaved, … and Ourselves Sandra Bertman Where and How It All Began The Equinox Institute (1969–1971) Failproof Techniques for All Ages Fast Forward: From Dissection to Palliative Care—Soul Pain, Aesthetic Distance, and the Training of Physicians Changing Ideas About Health Care Where We Are Going References 19. Family Support for the Dying and Bereaved David W. Kissane The Development of Family-Centered Care The Foundations of Family-Centered Care Clinical Organization of Family-Centered Care Today Challenges for the Future of Family-Centered Care Conclusion References 20. Supporting Grieving Children Linda Goldman My Early Years in the Field Children’s Concepts of Death Resources for Children Children’s Grief and the Digital Age Grief Work With Children Grief Education for Adults Basic Understandings for Adults Joining as a Global Grief Community for Children References 21. Helping Each Other: Building Community Phyllis R. Silverman Background The Widow-to-Widow Program Widows Who Accepted Help Widows Who Refused Help The Widowed Service Line Other Programs A View of Grief Mutual Help Current Programs and Practices Conclusion References 22. Treating Complicated Bereavement: The Development of Grief Therapy Robert A. Neimeyer A Backward Glance The Contemporary Landscape of Loss A Scientific Coda Notes References 23. When Trauma and Loss Collide: The Evolution of Intervention for Traumatic Bereavement Therese A. Rando Definitions and Conceptual Clarifications From Two Disparate Areas to One: Pivotal Steps in the Development of Traumatic Bereavement The “Classics” in the Field: Six Foundational Concepts Associated With the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement up to 2000 Someday to Be “Classics” in the Field: Five of the Newest, Most Valuable Areas of Contribution to the Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement Since 2000 Future Concerns Regarding Traumatic Bereavement and Its Treatment References 24. To Be or Not to Be: Suicide Then and Now Judith M. Stillion A Little History Dimensions of the Problem Myths About Suicide Understanding and Preventing Suicide Patterns of Suicide Suicide Prevention Society’s Role in Suicide Prevention Intervention A Look Ahead References 25. Grief After Suicide: The Evolution of Suicide Postvention John R. Jordan Personal Evolution Evolution of the Response to a Public Health Problem Interventions for Survivors—History Interventions for Survivors—Current Standing Interventions for Survivors—Future Directions Conclusion Notes References 26. Responding to Grief and Trauma in the Aftermath of Disaster Colin Murray Parkes Preparation for Disasters The Impact Phase—Psychological First Aid Recoil—Planning and Implementation—Posttraumatic Reactions Aftermath—Community Care and Recovery Recovery—Withdrawal of External Services Implications for Future Developments References 27. Care of the Caregiver: Professionals and Family Members Mary L. S. Vachon Professional History Overview Stress and Distress Burnout and Job Engagement Compassion Fatigue, Empathy, and Compassion Satisfaction What Are Caregivers Already Doing That Works? Current Interventions Major Challenges and Hopes for the Future References Afterword Judith M. Stillion and Thomas Attig Index

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Judith M. Stillion, PhD, CT, is professor emerita of psychology and currently serves as a consultant on a variety of issues, including end-of-life issues, meaningful aging, positive psychology applied to grieving and dying, and strategic planning and facilitation of grief groups. She served as associate and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Western Carolina University, associate vice president for academic affairs in the University of North Carolina system, and founding director of the Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character at Kennesaw State University. Thomas Attig, PhD, spent the greater part of his career (1972–1995) as professor of philosophy (now emeritus) at Bowling Green State University, where he served as department chair for 11 years and established the first PhD in applied philosophy in the world in 1987.

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