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The Functions of Grief

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Emotions in Personality and Psychopathology

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Grief, like other important human problems such as death, was seriously neglected in psychological theory and research for a very long time. One reason for the new place achieved by grief in our field is the stimulating contributions of Averill. In this chapter, he elaborates his conception of grief and discusses its determinants and functions at the biological, psychological, and social levels.

Preparation of this chapter was supported, in part, by a grant (MH 2229) from the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Averill, J.R. (1979). The Functions of Grief. In: Izard, C.E. (eds) Emotions in Personality and Psychopathology. Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2892-6_12

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