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Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has a physical, cognitive, behavioural, social and philosophical dimensions. Common to human experience is the death of a loved one, be they friend, family, or other. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement often refers to the state of loss, and grief to the reaction to loss. Losses can range from loss of employment, pets, status, a sense of safety, order, possessions, to the loss of the people nearest to us. Our response to loss is varied and researchers have moved away from conventional views of grief (that is, that people move through an orderly and predictable series of responses to loss) to one that considers the wide variety of responses that are influenced by personality, family, culture, and spiritual and religious beliefs and practices.
Bereavement, while a normal part of life for us all, carries high risk factors when no support is available. Severe reactions to loss may carry over into familial relations and cause trauma for children and spouses: there is an increased risk of marital breakup following the death of a child, for example. Many forms of what we term 'mental illness' have loss as their root and aetiology, but covered by many years and circumstances this often goes unnoticed. Issues of personal faith and beliefs also come under severe attack as persons reassess personal definitions in the face of great pain. Probably the best resource to avoid problems are early intervention and caring support, and understanding of the experience. Often non-professionals are just as or more effective in this role than professionals.
Stage theories and processes
Some researchers such as Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and others have posited sequential stages including denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. As research progressed over the past 40 years, many who worked with the bereaved found stage models too simplistic and instead began to look at processes, dynamics, and experiences common to all. John Bowlby, a noted psychologist, outlined the ebb and flow of processes such as Shock and Numbness, Yearning and Searching, Disorganization and Despair, and Reorganization. Bowlby and Parkes both note psychophysiologic components of grief as well. Included in these processes are: More on [ Grief ]
Bereavement - Health Factsheets - Concise factsheets explaining bereavement.
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Coping With The 5 Stages of Grief and Bereavement - How to cope with grief and bereavement. What the 5 stages of grief and bereavment are. Coping with loss.
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Death's Personal Impacts - Sociological paper about death and grieving.
HAD BAD Experience Teaching Models - Counselling tools to help understand and work through the grieving process.
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Holiday Memorials - Holidays are a time of reunion and a celebration of life, yet for many families across the country, this time of year may accentuate the pain of the loss of a loved one. Article on how to re-examine holiday rituals.
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Layed Off and Lost After 9-11 - Practical strategies for understanding and coping with the challenges of being layed off as a result of the terrorist attack of 9-11.
Letting Go of Your Grief - An article about techniques to try to help cope with grief. By Bobbi Gay.
Losing Loved Ones Articles Library - Articles about the process of losing loved ones and coping with grief.
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Loss Of A Partner - Interview with Christine Longaker about the loss of her husband and an article by Kevin D. Catton about the loss of his wife.
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On Bereavement Conselling and Grief Thereapy - Person centered counselling; considerations and approaches for the grieving client. How and why bereavement counseling works.
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Traumatic Incident Reduction - TIR, a metapsychological approach to locating, reviewing and resolving traumatic events as a therapy for PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, and unresolved mourning.
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When the Worst Has Happened - Grieving following a suicide.
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