Magical Thinking in Severe Grief Reactions Theoretical Foundations and New Insights from a Grounded Theory Expert Study /

• Main Author: Lönneker, Christian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: BestMasters,
• Subjects: Clinical psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Culture.; Clinical Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Sociology of Culture.

Christian Lönneker systematically explores the phenomenon of magical thinking in the context of severe grief reactions focusing on intrusive forms reported by bereaved individuals seeking professional support. The author succeeds in proposing a comprehensive definition of magical thinking and a rat...

Table of Contents:

• Reactions to Bereavement
• Bereavement and Psychopathology
• Perspectives on Magical Thinking
• Magical Thinking at the Origins of Human Burial
• Qualitative Methodology in Bereavement Research
• Themes of Bereavement-Related Magical Thinking.