David E. Balk

Dealing with Dying, Death, and Grief during Adolescence (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For some, life's introduction to death and grief comes early, and when it does it can take many forms. Not only does Dealing with Dying, Death, and Grief during Adolescence tackle them all, it does so with David Balk's remarkable sensitivity to and deep knowledge of the pressures and opportunities adolescents face in their transition from childhood to adulthood.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136286506
• Artikelnr.: 40528521

Autorenporträt

David E. Balk is professor in the department of health and nutrition sciences at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, where he directs the graduate program in thanatology. He is the author of Adolescent Development: Early Through Late Adolescence, Helping the Bereaved College Student, and several other books on death and bereavement. He is also co-editor of the second edition of the Handbook of Thanatology (Routledge, 2013).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Adolescent Development and Serious Life Crises 2. Adolescent Development: Physical
Cognitive
and Personal Changes 3. Ecological Niches for Adolescents: Family
Peers
School
Media
and Gangs 4. Coping Responses of Adolescents 5. Principal Causes of Death during Adolescence: Accidents
Murder
Suicide 6. Chronic
Life-Threatening Disease and Terminal Illness during Adolescence 7. Trauma 8. Bereavement 9. Bereavement
Grief
and Mourning during Adolescence 10. Interventions 11. Beyond Websites: The Relevance of the Internet and Technology for Adolescents Coping with Illness and Loss 12. Some Final Thoughts