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Book Summary: The Grief Recovery Handbook

Book Summary: The Grief Recovery Handbook

John W. James and Russell Friedman (1998), in The Grief Recovery Handbook, argue that with correct information and correct choices, a person can recover from any significant emotional loss no matter how traumatic that loss might be. James and Friedman (1998) advance the concepts of grief recovery, outlining in their text a sequential process for coming to terms with a great emotional upheaval due to death, divorce, and other losses. The text is divided into three main sections, each of which moves the reader from acknowledging the existence and nature of the problem, to preparing for change and the recovery process, and finally the solution.

The first section of the book is titled "Seeing the Problem" and contains five individual chapters. James and Friedman (1998) assert that many people fail to recognize that grief involves a process which must be experienced, assimilated, and overcome if one is to return to a state of emotional and psychological well-being. Grief recovery is presented as a set of actions and attitudes and the authors also recognize that anger, frustration, and other negative emotions are inevitably experienced by the grieving individual.

James and Friedman (1998) also comment that for the most part, individuals are ill prepared to deal effectively with loss. People are taught how to acquire things and how to develop relationships with others, but are not taught what to do when possessions or relationships are lost. The authors suggest that most people experience some degree of guilt when confronted with the loss of a loved one and this guilt is often a legitimate response to the loss. For example, many individuals recognize that when a relationship is permanently ended that they did cause some harm or damage to their former associate. Dealing with this feeling is essential.

James and Friedman (1998) also point out that just as the grieving indi...

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