Grief Of Grief

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Grief and Loss of a dying Middle aged Adult
In the event of losing something dear and close to one’s heart, there are certain changes to individual’s life cycle, grief and loss response. Grief is defined by the online Merriam – Webster dictionary as a “deep and poignant distress caused by bereavement,” where bereavement refers to “suffering the death of a loved one.” Every age group has a different way of adapting to such loss. Loss can happen to anyone and at any time during life’s journey. Within the nursing profession, it is important to understand grief and loss experienced by the patients and families and response professionally. In this essay, discussion will be focus on middle adulthood age group and their reaction to grief and loss. This essay will also discusses the analysis of these effects using Kubler Ross and her theories to explain the stages of grief and loss that a 42 year old male is going through after being recently diagnosed with end stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He is married with children and going through the process of accepting death and dying. Nursing strategies will also be explored on how to care for such patients.
Age Group
For middle adulthood, age ranges from 40 to 60years according to Levinson’s developmental periods (Hoffung et al, 2010). Middle adulthood is characterized by changes such as physical decline, occupational peaks and new relationships formed. Being told that death is near, depresses these individuals and starts a fear that they would not accomplish what they have planned. A male is more prone to premature deaths mainly because of health behaviors they develop during their young adulthood. Moreover they experience a lot of reappraisal of early career decisions and new choices that continu...

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