Grief And Bereavement

Grief

Kelly zuluaga

Psychology

Grief takes many forms for all of us depending on a number of factors. Our relationship to the person dying, our age, our personalities, whether or not we have experienced any losses before, and the number of losses in our lives are but a few of the different factors that affect our bereavement. Each loss is different and the grief manifested will be experienced in different ways as well. It can be very difficult to accept the reality or mortality. Having awareness about our death is important to understand and accepting the nature of our trajectory of our lives. Throughout our lives we experience many adjustments, thought about our death or our loved ones. Historical researchers have argued that the most devastating

Throughout our life we will all experience some form of loss whether it be the loss of a loved one to something as simple as losing your phone or your keys. The death of a loved one can be the most common form of grief; throughout life most people will experience this type of loss. The loss of a loved one can trigger grief such as depression, anger and fear. In the documents seen in class. The three couples experienced very traumatic experiences that no one should ever go through. They all mourned differently and adjusted differently. The lady who lost both of her children blamed herself tried to make difference scenarios to see if the outcome would of ben differently sadly her soon killed himself she experienced sudden losses for both her children the one who killed himself and the one who died in a car accident two weeks after his graduation. Her adjustment and for many is to keep on going she had another young boy that needed her love and affection. Many psychologist have argued that bereaved individuals need to engage in grief work, where they actively try to detach one-self from the

We may experience all kinds of difficult emotions and it may feel like the sadness will never let up. These are normal reactions to a significant loss, But while there is no right or wrong way to grieve there are healthy ways to cope with the pain. Searching for a meaning provides us worth a greater sense of understanding a certain aspect of one’s life. There are many phases and stages one goes through to cope with any loss. According to Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross the stages in the grieving process are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. People grieve differently and can have very different needs. Some people may stay in a stage of grief longer than others, and some people may quickly move through the process. Every loss is different and can be experienced differently even by the same person. You may react one way to the loss of your mother and a totally different way to the loss of your sister. Any time we make changes in our life we can go through a grieving process. This process takes places for both good and bad changes in everyday