Book contents
- Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Interpersonal Influence in Health and Relationships
- Part II Information Management in Health and Relationships
- Part III Uncertainty in Health and Relationships
- 7 “We Have Been Robbed of the Life We Planned”: Relational Turbulence and Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease
- 8 Communication as a Source of Misunderstanding and a Resource for Responding to the Stress of Parental Caregiving
- 9 Examining Uncertainty and Interference with Cardiology Patients
- 10 Uncertainty Management in Bereavement
- Part IV Support and Caregiving in Health and Relationships
- Part V Communication Patterns in Health and Relationships
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
10 - Uncertainty Management in Bereavement
Parent and Child Uncertainty Sources and Management Strategies
from Part III - Uncertainty in Health and Relationships
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2018
Book contents
- Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Interpersonal Influence in Health and Relationships
- Part II Information Management in Health and Relationships
- Part III Uncertainty in Health and Relationships
- 7 “We Have Been Robbed of the Life We Planned”: Relational Turbulence and Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease
- 8 Communication as a Source of Misunderstanding and a Resource for Responding to the Stress of Parental Caregiving
- 9 Examining Uncertainty and Interference with Cardiology Patients
- 10 Uncertainty Management in Bereavement
- Part IV Support and Caregiving in Health and Relationships
- Part V Communication Patterns in Health and Relationships
- Epilogue
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness , pp. 200 - 220Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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