Loss And Grief Analysis

Loss and Grief Truong (2015) states “grief and loss are natural occurrences in human life. Every individual at some point in their life will unfortunately endure loss and grief. Loss is defined as being deprived of or being without something one has valued and includes the experiences of separation (Simos, 1979).” Grief is the feeling that comes with the experience of loss. Grief is not only a natural but also a necessary reaction after loss (Simos, 1979). Both grief and bereavement tend to be used interchangeably. Bereavement is the period after loss during which grief and mourning occur, it is the state of having experienced loss and described as a form of depression, which resolves over time (Buglass, 2010). Grief is a natural human reaction because it is a universal feature of life and transcends cultural (Grover, R., & Fowler, S.G., 2011). …show more content…
Based on the response of grief, Bowlby believed that the reactions were considered normal. Bowlby states that there are four phases of mourning that a person endures: shock and numbness, yearning and searching, despair and disorganization, and reorganization and recovery. Loss is inevitable and the term is applied both to the act of separation leading to the loss, as well as to a temporary loss, and the fear of loss (Simos, 1979). Kübler-Ross and Kessler (2000) stated that eventually all that has been gain, will be lost at some point and time. Kübler-Ross and Kessler (2000) implies that all possessions that we “own” such as cars, homes, personal items, money, even the people who are in our lives will be lost. Many people believe that these things they “own” things and people. In reality, all these items are on loan for a certain amount of