Death is a part of life and people have different ways of expressing or processing feelings and emotions, but what if the grieving family member cannot express their emotions or supply any feelings towards the deceased but only regard them with logical thoughts and factual information? Grief, bereavement and mourning are all part of the normal process that involves the psychological acceptance of death; this paper is going to discuss the special processes and requirements when the stages of grief are compromised by psychological dysfunctions.
There are a multitude of opinions and views that document psychological grief stages or levels and Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s, five stages of grief and mourning * are originally based off of interviews of …show more content…
The separation of the symptoms from the stages of grief would lessen the likelihood of misrepresenting one for the other. An example of such confusion would be; if a family member had an extremely logical or matter of fact outlook on the death of a family member or friend with a lack of emotional attachments to the deceased. Those are signs of what could be viewed as a complication of the grief process or a morbid fascination with death. In a case that involves a client with Asperger’s syndrome, that is the exact reaction one could potentially present in that situation and that would be a symptom of a neurodevelopment disorder not a complication of grief. Defined by Wikipedia *, Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar or odd) use of language are …show more content…
The use of the phrase,” Grandma went to sleep” instead of “grandma died”, would then lead an AS to believe that grandma was going to wake up. What about non-verbal signs of communication, due to the fact that words represent only 7% , body language is 55%, with* Tone at 38%. Aspie’s may respond with outbursts of anger and rage because they are not receiving the proper answers or capable of communicating verbally the problem or feelings that exist in their minds. Human beings communicate with non-verbal actions more often than they use words; Facial expressions, crossed arms, and even rage or tears. The responsibility lies with the families, support system and the professionals to be educated on both the fundamental stages of grieving and the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome, autism or any other special needs diagnosis. The probability of repetition and the intertwining of some or all of the stages and symptoms are inevitable during their mourning
There are a multitude of opinions and views that document psychological grief stages or levels and Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s, five stages of grief and mourning * are originally based off of interviews of …show more content…
The separation of the symptoms from the stages of grief would lessen the likelihood of misrepresenting one for the other. An example of such confusion would be; if a family member had an extremely logical or matter of fact outlook on the death of a family member or friend with a lack of emotional attachments to the deceased. Those are signs of what could be viewed as a complication of the grief process or a morbid fascination with death. In a case that involves a client with Asperger’s syndrome, that is the exact reaction one could potentially present in that situation and that would be a symptom of a neurodevelopment disorder not a complication of grief. Defined by Wikipedia *, Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar or odd) use of language are …show more content…
The use of the phrase,” Grandma went to sleep” instead of “grandma died”, would then lead an AS to believe that grandma was going to wake up. What about non-verbal signs of communication, due to the fact that words represent only 7% , body language is 55%, with* Tone at 38%. Aspie’s may respond with outbursts of anger and rage because they are not receiving the proper answers or capable of communicating verbally the problem or feelings that exist in their minds. Human beings communicate with non-verbal actions more often than they use words; Facial expressions, crossed arms, and even rage or tears. The responsibility lies with the families, support system and the professionals to be educated on both the fundamental stages of grieving and the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome, autism or any other special needs diagnosis. The probability of repetition and the intertwining of some or all of the stages and symptoms are inevitable during their mourning