ABSTRACT
Resocialization has been occurring on its own for eons and, as long human beings continue to experience loss and losing, will surely persist. If loss and losing are endemic to human existence, it would be remarkable if there were no way to relieve them. Damage that allowed no means of repair would be so injurious as to threaten the survival of our species. It therefore makes sense to expect a standard mechanism for resocialization. Resocialization too seems to be an evolutionary innovation. Resocialization plainly takes place in response to the death of others. Although natural, resocialization is not automatic. The resocialization subsequent to role, rank, or relationship failures is potentially as defective. In order to work, resocialization must be adroitly navigated. Socially based phenomenon, such as resocialization and psychotherapy, owe much of their design to the biological nature of human beings. The quiet womb-like ambience of the therapy session provides the requisite safety to reexperience dysfunctional social patterns.
