Grief: Responses and Coping Strategies
In a 700-1,000-word, APA-formatted paper, address the following prompts, using current academic research:
Discuss the meaning of grief.
Choose a type of grief and discuss some typical grief responses (examples might include the death of a child, breakup, parent with Alzheimer’s).
Is there a specific timeline for grief? Explain.
Consider another culture or religious view of death. Describe their view of death, mourning rituals, and the impact it may have on the grief process and bereavement period. Compare the culture's or religion’s view of death to Christianity's view of death (e.g., afterlife), noting differences that may potentially impact bereavement.
Discuss factors that might complicate bereavement (e.g., violent death, unexpected) and associated symptoms (e.g., hypervigilance)
Discuss some protective factors for navigating healthfully through loss (e.g., support groups)
Reflect on your own grief responses and coping strategies. How effective have they been? What protective factors might you utilize in the future to better navigate through inevitable loss?
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Meaning of Grief
Grief refers to intense sorrow, distress, or emotional suffering caused by loss, misfortune, or disaster (Kokou-Kpolou, et al., 2020). It is the anguish one encounters following an event that disrupts their normalcy, such as the loss of a loved one or pet, divorce, loss of a job, financial instability, terminal illness, and natural calamity (Kokou-Kpolou, et al., 2020). These events expose individuals to psychological distress, confusion, anxiety, discomfort, and pain, affecting their thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Type of Grief
One type of grief is the loss of a loved one. This includes the death of a partner, a child, a family member, or a friend. People who lose their loved ones may experience series of intense emotions, ranging from deep sadness, despair, disbelief, and emptiness to guilt, shock, numbness, and regret (Kokou-Kpolou, et al., 2020). Although loss is a natural occurrence in life, the bereaved can still struggle to accept that the person is gone, resulting in prolonged sadness and emotional distress. Coping with this event may be hard.
Grief responses vary from person to person, meaning everyone employs their coping mechanism when bereaved. One of the typical grief responses is mourning. Mourning is the natural process the bereft goes through to accept a loss. It may include crying to express feelings and honoring the dead through religious rituals. Religious rituals such as funerals or memorial services