Expected Grief Case Study

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1. Expected grief is when we see the individual behaving the way we “expect” them to behave when they lose a loved one, which leads to a healthy progression of growth. Complex grief is when the individual reacts to the bereavement in an abnormal and distorted manner, which can lead to reactions of suicide or other abnormal behaviors. What they have in common are the feelings of emotions, such as sadness and possible feelings of denial/anger, and wish for the loved one to return. The differences between the two, are that expected grief eventually accepts the death, preforms coping skills that help overcome the loss, have control of their emotions, and transfer into a normal lifestyle without the loved one. In Complex, the individual experiences

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