Grief

emotional state of being resulting in a significant loss of a love one or something of great value. Grief often bring feelings of great sorrow and mental distress, if not handle or treated proper it will have a tremendous negative psychological outcome on an individual. One’s grief depends on who they are and the nature of the loss as it differs through personal experience. There are step in managing grief; so, as professional, we must understanding the coping and grieving process so we can…

usually face different grieving process depending on their personality type. Knowing about these personality griefs can help one know what to do when someone or the person themselves have faced a loss and are going through the process of grieving. The types of personality griefs are Nomads, Memorialist, Normalizer, Activist, and the Seeker(“Types of Grief Personalities”). A person with a Nomad grief personality will often face all the emotions at once and possibly alternate back and forth…

In the book “Drums Girls And Dangerous Pie”, the main character, Steven, went through the five stages of grief (Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance). After his younger brother Jeffrey fell and had a really bad nose bleed, it turned out he had leukemia. In the book “Drums Girls And Dangerous Pie” Steven goes through the first stage of grief, denial. The book said that Steven believes the emergency room doctors are wrong, and Jeffrey had a bad nose bleed. This was right after…

This paper will discuss Woterstorff’s refection on the death of his son, Eric, in the story Lament For a Son. How Woterstorff experiences the five stages of grief will also be addressed. In addition, the meaning of death based on the Christian narrative will be explored, and conclude with how resurrection can bring hope. Death can be an extremely difficult situation to handle. When the person who dies is a family member and/or passes unexpectedly, it can prove to be more challenging. In the…

For this writing assignment, I chose to watch Sarah’s last 203 days. My reactions to the documentary was an emotional roller coaster ride. As I watched the process of Sarah slowly dying before my eyes, I felt as though I was there experiencing it with her daughter, friends, and family, there were several times that I paused the film so I may recollect my thoughts and emotions so I may continue on watching. By the end of the film, I felt a sense of release and happiness for Sarah, throughout the…

the ability to recognize the significance of a death or loss, however, there must be a theoretical understanding of the common types of grief and loss that speak to this population’s subjective experiences. Read et al. (2014), argued that the experience of bereavement for a PWID can be best understood under the umbrella of disenfranchised grief. This type of grief can be associated with a PWID because on a macro level there has been limited support and acknowledgment for individuals within the…

Sigmund Freud pioneered the study of mourning, however it is only in the last 30 or so years that we have have truly begun to recognise how profoundly grief can affect our physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioural, sexual and spiritual well being, and how greatly it can vary in length and disruptiveness. By properly supporting individuals through grief we can alleviate the possibility of future health problems. Whilst personal experience and intuition are important tools they can have major…

There is no time limit on grief, somethings you may never stop grieving. It is a part of human nature to feel sorrow when something does not necessarily go our way, especially when we lose a loved one. We do not understand how to grasp onto the fact that they will never come back. I believe that the wives grief was a little overboard, but understandable due to the fact that she had lost her child. She was the main source for a human being for 9 months and she connected with the child in a way…

Abnormal Grief. Many of the normal grief responses in a time of loss can become unhealthy and abnormal when they are prolonged (Shear, 2012). Abnormal grief can be displayed through worsening of anxiety disorders, negative health behaviors and tendencies towards suicide. Additionally, grief is often compounded when unresolved grief resurfaces with the advent of a current loss (Wright, 2011). Ideally, initial grief, no matter how painful, will evolve and become integrated into the new life of…

Death is something that affects everyone at some point in their life. In A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, death plays a major role towards the outcome of the play. Throughout the play, it is evident that the main reason Blanche DuBois is troubled is due to the deaths of those close to her. While there are many possible causes to why Blanche lost her sanity, coping with the demise of her loved ones were the main cause. The side effects of losing your loved ones can differ from…