Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D., is a Professor of Gerontology at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America. Terry L. Martin, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology and Thanatology at Hood College, and maintains a private practice in Maryland.
Part I: Patterns of Grief. Introduction and Plan of the Book. Definitions:
Understanding Grief. Patterns of Grief: Intuitive Grievers. Instrumental
Grievers. Dissonant Responses. Part II: Pathways to Patterns. Personality
as a Shaper of Patterns. The Role of Gender. Culture as a Shaping Agent.
Part III: Implications and Interventions. Adaptive Strategies: Implications
for Counselors. Strategies for Self-Help and Intervention: The Need for
Interventive Intentionality. Conclusion.
