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Ambiguous loss and the “myth of closure,” with Pauline Boss, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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We Live With Loss and Grief

The desire for closure is culture specific. Is it something that americans are particularly invested in, or is it even a more universal desire? It's not a universal desire. It is, i think, more american than anywhere else,. perhaps because we're very mastery orientan culture. We believe in o fixing things, finding cures.

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