| Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Issues in society ; v. 120 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 120
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Coming to Terms with Death: Bereavement; 10 things you should know about grieving; Causes of death; No easy cure for pain of a loved one gone; Grief reactions; The experience of grief and loss; Grieving - how can we help?; With a little help from my friends; What is palliative care?; Home alone; Passing away is here to stay; What becomes of a broken heart?; Grief and the adolescent; Good grief; New school plan for kids in grief; A child's view of death; Surviving your child's suicide; How can I help ... when a child dies?; Stillbirth, miscarriage and infant death; Less time now for the trivial, more for the big picture; Grief - one man's tears, another's fears. -- Chapter 2. Dealing with the Formalities: What to do when someone dies; Help with coping; Even with death, we're doing things differently; A sorry tale of bereavement and bills ... and more bills; Planning ahead; A dignified exit for the poor |
| Summary |
Death is inevitable and as much of fact as life itself, yet our sense of grief and loss at another's passing is often one of the hardest things we will ever have to deal with. This book examines ways of coming to terms with death - the natural stages of bereavement, different types of grief, and more |
| Analysis |
Counselling |
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Death |
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Funerals |
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Grief |
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Mortality rate |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 42) and index |
| Subject |
Bereavement -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Bereavement -- Australia.
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Bereavement.
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Bereavement.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
Healey, Justin.
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| LC no. |
00002007 |
| ISBN |
1876811293 (paperback) |
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