5 Step Of Grief Essay

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Intro How do people react when they lose something? Do people experience grief in the same way? One study showed that “parent’s grief due to the death of their child is an incomprehensible and devastating loss” (Arnold & Gemma, pg. 658). How do we recover from this type of loss, is it even possible or are we forever changed because of how it affected us. A counselor must help clients suffering from grief to go through a process of coming to terms with their loss and finding a way to continue living.
Grief
Grief can manifest in many ways. All people must go through the 5 steps of grief. They include “denial, anger, negotiation, depression and acceptance” (McAlearney, Hefner, Sieck & Huerta, pg. 468-470). A person who is dying reacts differently than their family does to the prospect of their loved ones impending death” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 249). For a person who is “terminally ill compared to a person who dies suddenly has a very different effect on the family they leave behind” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 249). When a person dies “suddenly there’s no time to resolve relationships, or say good bye” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 249). This can have a profound effect on the client and their ability to go through the grieving process.
Normal reactions v. abnormal reactions
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249). A normal reaction for a client to experience during the grief process is “feeling of guilt, perhaps the relationship was turbulent” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 249). Another normal reaction is “denial because they aren’t ready to deal with the fact that they won’t see their loved one again” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 249). When a person exhibits abnormal grief reactions “it is centered on the intensity and duration of the response” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 250). When these intense feelings last a long time or disrupt their life it can turn into long term depression” (Nugent & Jones, pg.