Perspectives on Loss - A Sourcebook (Hardcover)

Losses are integral to the human experience, but they sometimes unfold in subtle ways. Loss is not just about death, but can excompass a number of situations, such as those gradual losses experienced by the elderly: loss of vision, mental capacity or hope. Intended to stimulate ideas and research in the area of psychological aspects of loss, this sourcebook collects the writing of a set of scholars representing psychology and related fields. The author presents a case for a broadly-construed field of loss - both personal and interpersonal - that would complement other fields such as death and dying, traumatology and stress and coping. The book begins with an introduction to the concept of loss and discusses the definition of the term and the salience of the topic in the general public in the 1990s.